a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
snake; serpent; large snake
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
fall; drop; descent; coming down
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
something like ...; something called ...
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit