excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
departure time; flight time
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
as usual; as is one's habit
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
neighbourhood; neighborhood
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
second day of the month; two days
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
the future; future prospects
difficult to ...; hard to ...
transfer; transport; removal
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
attendance (at school); going to school
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
victim; injured party; sufferer
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs