speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
third day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
reconciliation; make peace with
how; in what way; how about
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
every person; every mouth; every entrance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
what's what; heads or tails
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just