gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
there being no use in arguing (about it)
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to say (something) over one's shoulder
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
almost; roughly; approximately
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to cause a person trouble
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
general mobilization; general mobilisation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
mission; delegation; transmission
whole story; full picture; full particulars
district; section; sector
indicate reason; infers some protest
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)