beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
one party; one faction; one clique
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
unexpected meeting; coincidence
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly