series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
silence (not speaking); muteness
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
physical strength; muscular strength
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
power; might; authority; influence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle