to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
different opinion; objection
with all one's strength; with all one's might
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to knock down; to knock off
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
furnishings; implements; equipment
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman