to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
great hurry; great haste; rush
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
time; season; period; phase; stage
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
cattleman; raising cattle
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
literally; to the letter; literal
bakery; baker; pastry shop
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to entrust; to leave to a person
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
government office; agency; board
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
the world in general; society; convention
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
difference; discrepancy; variation
on the sea; surface of the sea
savage; ferocious; atrocious
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished