accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
these guys; these fellows
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
scene; spectacle; sight; view
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
had better ...; had better not ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
a few seconds; several seconds
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour