to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
order; command; directions; instructions
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
protest; refutation; pleading
while; during (the time when)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in its entirety; whole; wholly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be to the point; to be pertinent