return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
upper half of the body; upper body
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
physical condition; state of health; shape
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to begin to walk; to set out
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to slide into; to slip into
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
noisy; confused; uproarious
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir