pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
next; secondly; subsequently
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to fall on one's backside
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
lightly; easily; carelessly