closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
mobilization; mobilisation
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
close; intimate; on good terms
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
coherence; order; focus; point
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away