to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
large tree; big tree; huge tree
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
instant; moment; for an instant
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
weightlessness; zero gravity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
living thing; living creature; animal; life
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
considerably; fairly; quite
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
conduct; behavior; behaviour
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)