to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
everywhere; all over; throughout
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
jostle; struggle; scuffle
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to tighten; to press hard
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward