to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
right in the middle (of); midst; height
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to compete with; to vie for
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to shed light; to cast light
to force open; to push open
store interior; inside of a shop
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into