to succeed; to bear fruit
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to crouch; to squat; to cower
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
according to plan; as planned
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
two times; twice; two degrees
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to invite in; to show someone in
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
paper knife; letter opener
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
by sheer strength; by brute force
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(brute) force; using all one's might
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means