to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
willpower; energy; vitality
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to use up all one's strength; to die
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to approach; to draw near
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to recover consciousness; to come to
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying