to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be entwined; to be involved
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to half-rise to one's feet
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
(in) the air; midair; sky
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
insurance; guarantee; warranty
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
river fish; freshwater fish
penalty; sentence; punishment
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
namerō; finely minced seasoned fish (specialty of Chiba prefecture)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says