chief; main; principal; important
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
ramification; branching off
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
being startled; getting a shock
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to show up; to appear; to turn up
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus