lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
charcoal; charred remains
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
how others look at you; what others think about you
reason; cause; history; origin
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
a little; a bit; slightly
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
to be driven by (a feeling, impulse, etc.); to be carried away by; to be seized with; to be stricken with; to be impelled by; to be spurred on by
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to be plump; to be chubby
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large