resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
inspection; examination; survey
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
furnishings; implements; equipment
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sad to say; how sad; alas
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
control; check; restraint; inhibition
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to get between; to be caught in
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy