crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
revenge; having a second go (at something)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
spider's thread; spider silk
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)