to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
irritation; annoyance; frustration
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
being too late; losing one's final chance
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
pride; dignity; self-worth
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
long slits (esp. of eyes)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking