to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train; maglev train
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
garbage collection site; trash disposal area
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to poke each other; to jab each other
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
trauma (usu. psychological)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
biological parent; real parent
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
reproachful; resentful; spiteful