to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
whole story; full picture; full particulars
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to replace; to move; to change the position of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
round shape; circle; circular form
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
something; some kind of; for some reason
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to ask; to enquire; to query
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
considerably; fairly; quite
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
way; method; means; resource; course
such; like that; that sort of; very
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it