to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
innumerable; countless; numberless
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
finally; barely; only just; gradually
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
(not) a single person; (no) one
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to make a fool of someone
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be filled to bursting; to burst
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own