to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to form a pair; to pair up
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
both; both sides; both parties
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
memory; sense; experience
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to revere; to respect; to worship
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to rush back; to run back
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
fast-talking; rapid talking
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to call together; to convene
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to knock down; to knock out
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to lose sight of; to miss