to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
with a momentary flash of light
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to collapse; to flop (onto)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
regret; repentance; remorse
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...