desperation; struggle to the death
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pinning someone on the floor by lying on them; banging on the floor (e.g. to quieten one's neighbor)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to blow out; to spout out
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to cry and shout; to scream
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into