very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
serious look (on one's face); straight face
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
moment by moment; hour by hour
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
such; like that; that sort of; very
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
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)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be found; to be discovered
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to lie down; to throw oneself down
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
forcibly; against one's will
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
when it becomes; when it comes to
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
button (clothing); push-button
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
metal fittings; metal fixtures