don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
practicality; utility; usefulness
rather; better; instead; if anything
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
being startled; getting a shock
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; this sort of; like this
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
with a crack; with a smash
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble