floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
in this way; thus; such; uh...
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to investigate; to examine
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
duty; obligation; responsibility
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to squeeze out; to wring out
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
armed forces; military; troops
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of