to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
such; like that; in that way
nice; likeable; desirable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
reality; actuality; hard fact
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
way; method; means; resource; course
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
ignorant of the ways of the world
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
derailment; digression; deviation
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to mix; to stir; to blend
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)