this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to collapse into; to flop onto
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to rise; to erect; to get up
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to straighten up; to sit upright
to fall on one's backside
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
entry; approach; penetration
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range