to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
hostile nature; inimical character
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
way; method; means; resource; course
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stay calm; to keep cool
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
to apply pressure to; to press
tail (animal); tail end; tip
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected