discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to wring the neck; to strangle
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
single word; a few words; brief comment
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the other day; a few days ago
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
female high-school student
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
physical evidence; material evidence
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
receiving an electric shock
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
and; thereupon; because of that
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit