becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
induced explosion; secondary explosion
snake; serpent; large snake
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
half the body; half length
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
gossip; corner of the mouth
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to rebuke; to scold harshly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir