quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to serve; to work for; to attend
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
same; similar; (just) like; equal
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
name; given name; first name
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
blow; shock; strike; batting
violent explosion; bursting