powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
in one's own way or style
study; research; investigation
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
besides; in addition; also; moreover
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
main cause; primary factor
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)