to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
great difference; big difference; wide margin
erotic humiliation; sexual humiliation; deliberate provocation of shame or embarrassment for erotic pleasure
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
belatedly; though a little too late
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
one party; one faction; one clique
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
rudder; ladder; ladder (PLC programming paradigm)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)