development; exploitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
two (long cylindrical things)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
cannot be compared with; no match for
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
directly opposite; right in front
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to tighten; to press hard
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
decision; settlement; definition
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)