somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
even though it is not; despite not
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
(squad of) police; police force
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
simultaneous; all at once
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
curvilinear beauty; curvaceousness
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
waterfall; cataract; cascade
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees