to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
faux-hawk (hairstyle); fauxhawk
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
investigation; research; looking something up
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
screening (a movie); showing
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
present (that one has received); gift
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
considerably; greatly; a lot
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
lidded; covered; container with a lid
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
other side; opposite side; other party
(passenger) car; automobile
number plate; license plate; licence plate
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to close (one's eyes); to shut