grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
threat; intimidation; menace
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sexual intercourse; sexual liaison; intimacy
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to force one's way through
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
on countless occasions; many a time
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
certainly; surely; definitely
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to push aside; to push one's way through
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school