scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
funny story; funny anecdote
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
horror film; horror movie
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
surrounding at a distance
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly