charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to sway; to waver
to smash down; to beat in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
not yet known; unknown; strange
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to face; to go towards; to head towards
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend