to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
silence; stillness; quietness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)