to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
strong person; the strong; the powerful
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
twice; again; second time
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
moving about; stirring about