poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to bury; to embed; to implant
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
thunderous roar; roaring sound
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
heaven and earth; top and bottom
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
sound of a button or switch being pressed
operation; functioning; running
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while