axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
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)
professional wrestling move
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to search for; to seek for; to look for
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
victim; injured party; sufferer
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
up until now; as recently as the present
shyness; bashfulness; shame
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
what kind of; what sort of; what
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started