上

Idiomatic expression

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power

Transitive verb; Usu. 鼻を...

to sniffle; to snuffle

Intransitive verb

to sob

working one's way up

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

self-made person; veteran

end; conclusion

rounding up

revaluation

to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby)

Idiomatic expression

to be born; to come into being; to be formed; to first see the light of day

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

Usu. as 〜の風上にも置けない

a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

biceps brachii muscle

to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

to hurl up

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

to throw up (in the air)

to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)

tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks

to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef

Idiomatic expression

to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds)

to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head

upper classes

good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle

piling shame on top of shame