to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to push aside; to brush aside
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by