high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
observation; survey; watching
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
how many people; a number of people
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
large number (of); many; majority
to rain incessantly; to downpour
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do