old couple; elderly couple
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to knock down; to knock out
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
trunk (of the body); soma
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap