reality; actuality; hard fact
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to do someone in; to bump someone off
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
opening fully; full throttle; full power
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
chair; stool; post; office; position
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old