rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi); giant spider crab
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
because; for; the reason why is ...
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
eating quickly; speed-eating
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
military officer; naval officer
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
matching clothing worn by couples
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
no sleep or rest; working day and night
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice