passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
top of the head; crown of the head
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
pair; the two; both persons; both things
succession; continuation; series; sequence
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
person concerned; interested party; related party
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual