to rise; to erect; to get up
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
determination; resolution
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
largest class; top category
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be able to manage somehow or another
one's own faction (of a party)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to curve
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start