provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
little by little; bit by bit
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
capital strength (of an enterprise)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
bet; wager; stake; gamble
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence