heart;  guts;  nerve;  central part
 thumping (heart);  banging;  pounding;  racing
 far away;  distant place;  long ago;  far back;  by far
 plot of land;  lot;  soil;  locality;  region;  place
 throne;  crown;  government position;  court rank;  social standing;  rank;  grade (of quality, etc.)
 two (long cylindrical things)
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 to nock (an arrow);  to fix an arrow to the string
 trunk;  torso;  plastron (in kendo);  touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo);  frame (of a drum, etc.);  sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
 making;  forming;  cultivating;  form;  appearance
 to breathe out;  to exhale
 to smoke;  to breathe in;  to suck;  to sip;  to absorb;  to soak up
 left hand;  left-hand side;  left-hand direction;  (on) the left
 large;  big;  great;  prominent;  -sized;  as big as;  university
 sweat;  perspiration;  moisture;  condensation;  gulp;  oops
 grasping;  gripping;  handful;  fistful;  handle;  grip;  rice ball
 thump-thump;  bang-bang;  pit-a-pat;  to beat fast (of one's heart);  to throb;  to pound
 bowstring;  string (of a shamisen, etc.);  stringed instrument;  chord;  hypotenuse
 to draw (a bow) to the limit;  to pull tight;  to squeeze tight;  to strain (voice)
 to seize;  to catch;  to obtain;  to acquire;  to understand;  to grasp
 meeting;  assembly;  party;  society;  association;  club
 through;  throughout;  in the course of;  all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
 to be noisy (e.g. from people talking);  to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
 don't worry about it;  never mind;  that's OK
 (shout of) encouragement;  cheering;  rooting;  support
 blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.);  colour;  color;  hot-bloodedness;  hotheadedness;  impulsive temperament
 to throw;  to fling;  to hurl;  to neglect;  to abandon;  to leave alone
 side;  flank;  profile;  aspect;  dimension
 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.)
 to flip;  to snap;  to repel;  to use (an abacus);  to calculate;  to strum
 next;  secondly;  subsequently
 to go mad;  to lose one's mind;  to get out of order;  to go amiss;  to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.);  to fall through
 disorder;  chaos;  confusion;  mayhem
 to inhale;  to breathe in;  to suck up;  to absorb;  to soak up
 (following a verb) to be sure to;  to do (something) so that ...;  to make sure to;  to try to
 depressed in spirits;  dispirited;  disheartened;  rejection
 exit (from a stage);  exeunt;  leaving;  exit
 administrative;  businesslike;  practical;  impersonal;  perfunctory;  robot-like
 loser;  failure;  underdog;  unmarried and childless older woman
 to replace;  to substitute;  to shift;  to change places
 to be kind to;  to treat kindly
 miserable;  wretched;  unhappy;  sad;  pitiable