to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
submersion; inundation; being flooded
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
person concerned; interested party; related party
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
offender; criminal; culprit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
being on duty; person on duty
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that's true; of course; obviously
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cooperation; coordination; link
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!