hand used like a sword in striking
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to run about; to rush about
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
still; as yet; as it has been
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
no matter how much time passes
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
sudden change; complete change
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
(made of) stone; stone-built
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)