flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
reinforcement; strengthening
to iron; to do the ironing
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
surely; certainly; without doubt
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
one-by-one; separately; in detail
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
secret; private; surreptitious
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
both sides; two sides; double-sided