to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
acceleration; speeding up
to squeeze out; to wring out
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to save; to leave over; to spare
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to apologize; to apologise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river