block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
round shape; circle; circular form
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to look around; to survey
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to order; to command; to appoint
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
trusting too much; overestimating ability
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal