question; inquiry; enquiry
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
the same generation; coeval
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to stiffen; to become stiff
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
you; (arch.) your residence
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
decoration; ornament; trimmings