to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
comic books; comics; comic; comical
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
mechanism; organization; organisation
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
consideration; taking into account
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
surrounding at a distance
to throw open; to leave open
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep