to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
instant; moment; for an instant
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
item; something that one "just has to have"
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
straight; as the crow flies
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes