to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
old body; aged person; elderly person
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
every person; every mouth; every entrance
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
endless; boundless; everlasting
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to take a breath; to take a short rest