nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
four corners; four ordinal directions
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
charcoal; charred remains
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
preference; priority; precedence
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
willpower; energy; vitality