you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
foreign; abroad; overseas
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
then; well; so; well then
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key