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); to wink; to bat
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply 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 succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
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
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
already; now; no longer; not any more
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious