flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
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
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
pupil; student; schoolchild
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nothing but; except; no more than
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to go out and away; to leave
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else