unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
intimidation; threat; bluster
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
will not do; do not; does not
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to be entwined; to be involved
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character