to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
preface; introduction; preamble
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
desperately; for one's dear life
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
sudden impulse; passing fancy
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
strategy meeting; council of war
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to be transparent; to show through
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
everybody; every last one of them; all
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
war; battle; match; game; competition
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to put into effect; to put into practice
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while