(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
living person; the living
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to put into effect; to put into practice
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to cut; to slit; to cut open
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
to get between; to be caught in
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
the people; citizens; the populace
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle