with a friendly grin; smilingly
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be worried; to be troubled
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to do coherently (e.g. explain, think); to lay out logically (e.g. one's argument); to reason through (a matter); to do with reason
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to fan; to incite; to instigate
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
student (esp. a university student)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)