it's not like; it isn't as if
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
a little bit; a little while
to pull in (fish); to land
(theatrical) fighting scene
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
idol group; boy band; girl group
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
misrepresentation; false statement
(doing something) regardless of expense
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
slight; thin; on the weak side
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
vexing; irritating; impatient
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings