work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
anything and everything; just about everything
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
feelings; thoughts; meaning
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
for today; for the time being
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
and then; and so; and; so then
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to cross the line; to go too far
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of