to push aside; to push one's way through
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
emphasizes direct object of action
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
first 10 days of the month
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to think of; to come up with
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
true character; true heart; true spirit
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
environment; surroundings; circumstances
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
just the other day; quite recently
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered