all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
future prospects; promise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to look down on; to make light of
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to slide into; to slip into
blood, sweat and tears; (lit.) sweat of blood
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
perception; sensing; noticing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
visual confirmation; sighting
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
fall; drop; descent; coming down
classical form of martial art
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)