appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to become excited; to grow lively
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
way out; means to escape; escape route
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
(right at the) side; just beside
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to run up to; to rush over
hey there; I say; see here
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
forcibly; by force; against one's will