one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
violent explosion; bursting
sweeping sideways; mowing down
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to rush over; to run up to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
war situation; progress of a battle
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid