manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
on the occasion of; at the time of
materials; data; document
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
back seat (of a car); rear seat
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
complete change; about-face
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to ask a question; to ask questions
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
it's no joke; gimme a break!
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
treating someone like a child