cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to save; to leave over; to spare
to shake; to sway; to waver
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
because of; owing to; due to
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step firmly; to harden by treading
be (that) as it may; having said that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
hey there; I say; see here
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood