heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to breathe out; to exhale
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
next; secondly; subsequently
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to be kind to; to treat kindly
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable