stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to thrust before; to thrust at
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
premature joy; short-lived elation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to knock down; to knock out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
(how) many times; (how) often
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting