to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
urgent report; urgent message
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
visual confirmation; sighting
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to shake one's head (in denial)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
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
forcibly; against one's will
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to push aside; to brush aside
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
minimum; at the very least
in proportion to; just as much as
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one-by-one; separately; in detail
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
being dotted with; being scattered
second day of the month; two days
possible; potential; practicable; feasible