enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to push aside; to push one's way through
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
pride in one's strength or skill
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to surround; to crowd around
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to entrust; to leave to a person
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around