to set up shop; to open a store
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to push aside; to push one's way through
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
forward somersault; forward roll
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
beyond that point; after that
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
elder sister; effeminate man
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to come to one's senses; to calm down