to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
utmost limit; extremity; result
training (animals); breaking (animals)
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
good young man; agreeable youth
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
explanation; interpretation
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of