encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
due form; official; formality
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be appointed to a rank
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
genuine; authentic; true; real
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of