moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
build; physique; frame; constitution
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
military man; warrior; soldier
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
(carved) statue; sculpture
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
instant; moment; for an instant
quick work; (clever) feat
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
explosive; blasting powder