serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
everyone at once; everyone together
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
rather; better; instead; if anything
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to rise; to erect; to get up