to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
grasp; catch; understanding
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(someone else's) daughter
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
only; merely; but; no more than
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
all present; all concerned; all of us
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless