to squash; to crush; to flatten
pressure; oppression; suppression
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
naturally; of course; understandably
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
rather; better; instead; if anything
to accept; to receive; to agree
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
correction; revision; amendment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to state; to express; to mention
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
otherwise; or else; if not
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes