to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
icy road; frozen snow surface (e.g. on a ski slope); skating rink
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
line of spears held at the ready
six (long cylindrical things)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
root; joint; base; crotch
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
willpower; energy; vitality
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
choices; alternatives; options
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do