explanation; interpretation
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
process; course; mechanism
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
dodgy dealings; monkey business
very busy (person or thing)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment