top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to see through; to see the true nature of something
each and all; every single one; everybody
not necessarily so; is not always true
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be born; to come into the world
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to be a matter of life or death
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to look around; to look towards (us)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
open verandah; open veranda