unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
cannot be compared with; no match for
how; in what way; in what manner
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
sudden change; complete change
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
manly; masculine; like a man
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year