to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
audience; spectator; spectators
to resound; to make a stir
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
right in the middle (of); midst; height
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
military history; military annals
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)