to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to keep standing; to stand motionless
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
special; particular; peculiar; unique
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
beyond that point; after that
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
five strings; five-stringed instrument
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
low tone; bass; low voice
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding