very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
in person; personally; directly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bento; Japanese box lunch
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
minimum; at the very least
destination (one is heading towards); goal
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment