opening and shutting; opening and closing
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
successively; one after another
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
hardships; privations; difficulties
to fight against; to oppose; to face
much less; to say nothing of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high