loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to join forces; to cooperate
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
movable floor boards; trap door
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
(not) so much; (not) that much
to look around; to take a view of
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
intimacy; affection; familiarity
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
that kind; competition; match
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all