to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
it is I who should say so
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
telephone call; telephone (device)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one end; an end; part; fragment
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)