antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
having food stuck around the mouth; having food all over the face
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
as many (people) as possible
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
affectation; showiness; pretence
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one