standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to spit out; to eject; to dump
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be too numerous; to be too much
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
present; gift; to give a present or gift
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bento; Japanese box lunch
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite