to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
notice; attention; observation
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
joint-locking technique (in judo)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
none of your business; not your concern
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
brilliant; bright; dazzling
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
successively; one after another
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)