to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
wintertime; winter season
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
for your information; I'm telling you
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
prospects of victory; chances of success
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged