beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
flour; meal; powder; dust
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
moron; idiot; stupid person
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
classical elegance; antiquity
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
place; situation; position; location
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to become completely chilled
confusion; distraction; derangement
to cry and shout; to scream
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in history; ever; historical
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility