setting a place; setting the table
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
already; now; no longer; not any more
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst