to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to choke; to have trouble breathing
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
awareness; realization; noticing
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
it's been a long time; long time no see
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
country; territory; domain; realm
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
systematic; regular; routine
breathing of a sleeping person
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
in search of; in order to look for
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
school district; school area
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands