noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(in the same way) as before; as always
confused; flustered; at a loss
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to stop walking; to pause
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to run up to; to rush over
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
blow; shock; strike; batting
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
blow; hit (on the body); beating
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
protracted war; war of attrition
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest