displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
such ... as; or some such
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal