to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sword; blade; single stroke
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
being concerned about or mindful of
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
that is to say; so that means
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to sustain a serious wound
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove