keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
one more time; once more; once again
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
these guys; these fellows
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
go that far; to that extent
to step over or across; to overcome
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to fall off; to tumble down
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out