to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to fall on one's backside
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to crack; to develop a crack
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake