previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
one's house; one's home; one's family
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
long ago; a long time ago; already
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
one's post; place of work; workplace