trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to squat; to cower
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rush over; to run up to
flawless; absolute perfection
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
while; during; while; although; all; both
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum