foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to make an appeal; to urge
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to count on one's fingers
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
wheat straw; barley straw
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
trio; gang of three; threesome
from the viewpoint of; according to
to differ depending on ...
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
ability; performance; efficiency
second; number two; runner-up
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
entrance; admission; entering
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry; rushing at the enemy
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)