to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pressure; oppression; suppression
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
almost; roughly; approximately
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
behind; in the rear; in back
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fourth day of the month; four days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed