to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to slide into; to slip into
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
very loud volume; megavolume
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to show up; to appear; to turn up
showily decorated truck (e.g. chrome, air-brushed pictures, colored lights); art truck
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
wounded person; injured person
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
supply; provision; raising; procurement