to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
one more time; once more; once again
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
when it comes to; concerning
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with