to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fly around; to scatter
powdered cheese; cheese powder
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
in that way; like that; that way
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited