floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to glare at each other; to confront each other
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
knife thrower; knife throwing
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be at a loss for words
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to pile up; to accumulate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away