to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
cannot be compared with; no match for
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
tension; mental strain; nervousness
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to speak; to say; to vocalize
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
stealthily; secretly; in secret
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white