at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to move around; to move about; to get around
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to become frayed; to become loose
to get out of shape; to lose shape
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand