to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
declaration; proclamation; announcement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to push (something) against
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
greater than ...; bigger ...
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly