body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one thin flat object; one sheet
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
indeed; really; truly; very much
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
height (of body); stature