rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to push aside; to push one's way through
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
river; stream; River; the ... river
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to pass (of time); to elapse
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
honor; honour; credit; prestige
the whole day; all the day
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)