false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
accurate; correct; precise; exact
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
too much; excessively; too
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul