confusion; distraction; derangement
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
while; even though; despite
again; once more; a second time
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
coincident with; while; simultaneously
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
many; much; plenty; hardly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
feeling; sense; impression
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to blow off; to be blown off
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced