to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
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)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
stillness; repose; standing still
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation