showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
short distance; short range; short-haul
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to die out; to become extinct
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to run down (stairs, etc.)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to slide down; to slip down
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
running as fast as one can
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
does not pay; not worth (one's) while
no way to do; nothing can be done
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
magician; conjurer; illusionist
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable