to blow out; to spout out
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
body; physique; build; stature
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to shed light; to cast light
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to give; to do (something) for
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
these guys; these fellows
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)