to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
a little; a bit; slightly
person who is ...; thing that is ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
war; fighting; fierce competition
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to order; to command; to appoint
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shake off; to throw off
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)