hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
in succession; one by one
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to talk to oneself; to mutter
you could say that; that might be so