drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
every person; every mouth; every entrance
millions; several million; a few million
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
singing voice; (sound of) singing
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
law-like nature; regularity
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
battlefield; battleground
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
while; even though; despite
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)