to break a dam; to burst out
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
carrying (child) under arm
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
selection; choice; option
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
suddenly; all of a sudden
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
place to die; place of death
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to begin to walk; to set out
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
to lose one's way; to get lost
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the last moment; the very end
to lose sight of; to miss