unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to send flying with a kick
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
murder; killing; murderer
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
end; close; conclusion; termination
reality; actuality; hard fact
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
soldier; combatant; warrior
and yet; though; when; in spite of
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...