besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to surge; to well up; to gush out
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls