recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
single word; a few words; brief comment
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
relatively; comparatively
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
that; the matter in question
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
sobriety; soberness; sober face
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
particularly; only; in the case of
insolent fellow; rude fellow
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
only; merely; but; no more than
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
two persons; two people; pair; couple
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful