unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
absorption; suction; attraction
blow; shock; strike; batting
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
existence; possession; having; limited company
moment by moment; hour by hour
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to rain incessantly; to downpour
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression