violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
narrator; storyteller; reciter
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
person concerned; interested party; related party
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
talk; recital; narration; topic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
piece; fragment; one (object)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
small change; coins; small sum of money
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
common people; ordinary people; masses
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication