to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
authenticity; credibility
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
homeless; homeless person
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
calm; composed; leisurely
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
right in the center (centre)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
personality; style; appearance
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
sattva (being); bodhisattva
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to smash down; to beat in
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
exactly as stated; verbatim
to remove; to move out of the way
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)