to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
control; management (e.g. of a business)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
characteristic way of speaking
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to shed light; to cast light