to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
just one person; only one
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at