suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
professional killer; hit man
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
immediately; right away; on the spot
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
stairs; stairway; staircase
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
the front; honest; upright; decent
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
all but dead; half killed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move