to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
in one's own way or style
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
beginning; outset; first; onset
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to apologize; to apologise
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole