to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to dry up completely; to become stale
(death from) starvation; starving to death
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
to die by drowning; to drown
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to freeze to death; to die of cold
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper