fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to run down (stairs, etc.)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
firmly; solidly; heartily
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be torn off; to come off
to press a question; to cross-examine
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
lying face down; upside down; prone
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to go out and away; to leave
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
property; fortune; assets
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
having no money; lack of money