hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
visual confirmation; sighting
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
power; might; authority; influence
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
embodiment; realization; materialization
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
influence; effect; impact
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
very great; enormous; serious
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed