to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
that's true; of course; obviously
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
now that; since; so long as; because
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
originally; by nature; from the start
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
all; entire; whole; altogether
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
if you think about it; come to think of it
opinion; point of view; visual point
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to trample; to crush underfoot
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
rather; sooner; preferably
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
one way or the other; either way
not necessarily so; is not always true
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps