suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
such ... as; or some such
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
water outlet; tap; faucet
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
step; stride; counter for steps
stepping back; drawing back
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
magic sword; cursed sword
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
totally willing; fully motivated
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
most difficult; next to impossible
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
raising plants; cultivating (vegetation); planting; one's plants; cultivated vegetation; one's crops
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader