to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to cause a person trouble
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
tool; implement; means; furniture
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
handrail; railing; banister
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to watch for an unguarded moment
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
blow; shock; strike; batting
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to collapse; to flop (onto)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected