straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
again and again; repeatedly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
after that; afterwards; thereafter
existence; being; life; survival
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
day by day; every day; with each passing day
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
cardinal number; base; radix
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
little by little; bit by bit
children's song; nursery song
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
council; conference; consultation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir