no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
the staff; inside the department
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
is something that; is that which
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
high-pitched tone; soprano
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
hateful; detestable; loathsome
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)