horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to carry out one's mission
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
for one person; made for one person
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
standing firm; holding out
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
like a part of the family
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to watch steadily; to stare
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
topic of discussion; agenda
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous