curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to surround; to crowd around
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(Japanese-style) dining table
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to waver
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to have a reason; to have an excuse
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
short pause; short interval
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to spring at; to leap upon