appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
surely; certainly; without doubt
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to accept; to receive; to agree
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to throw oneself (into an activity)
opposite bank; farther shore
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be discouraged; to shrink from
February; second month of the lunar calendar
actor; actress; player; performer
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
mass communication; mass media
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden