expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
gold market; gold bullion market
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
haori (Japanese formal coat)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
great wealth; enormous fortune
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
gold bullion quotation; gold rate; price of gold
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
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(telephone) transmitter; mouthpiece
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to escape from; to get out
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
grand; imposing; magnificent
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs