conviction; belief; confidence
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
great speed; recklessly fast speed
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
please (give me); please (do for me)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
top of the head; crown of the head
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off