blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
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
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to state; to express; to mention
product; produce; result; fruit
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(United States of) America; USA
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
coincident with; while; simultaneously
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry