to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
special training; intensive training; crash course
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
prostitute who serves Westerners
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
inner tracks or lanes; going around an inner circle; indoors
meanwhile; in the meantime
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
in case of; at that time; at this time
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
manned; occupied; piloted
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing