to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
outrageous lie; outright lie
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to take command; to give direction
in accordance with; according to
to be second to none (in)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to ask a question; to ask questions
viewing as a problem; problematizing
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
muddy water; red-light district
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off