to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
change; transformation; inversion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
willpower; energy; vitality
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to make a mistake; to blunder
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch