by myself; in person; by oneself
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
acceleration; speeding up
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
light; easy; non-serious; minor
in succession; one after another
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
high spirits; gleeful mood
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to run down (stairs, etc.)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
with a start; with a jump
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
one more time; once more; once again