answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
anything and everything; just about everything
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be too late; to be too slow
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
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)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
so; like this; in this way
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
for the first time in one's life
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
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to jump at; to be attracted by