standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
come out!; where are you?
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
blighted love; disappointed love
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
every year; yearly; annually
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
nine times; twisting around many times
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
drama; play; powerful drug
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
cold bath; taking a cold bath
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install