to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
school building; schoolhouse
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
3rd day of the month; three days
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
speed; velocity; pace; velocity