armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
firmly; solidly; heartily
dull sound; muffled sound
stillness; repose; standing still
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to become pale; to turn pale
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to tumble down; to roll down
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to become frayed; to become loose
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread