to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
standard; set; routine; decided
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
when it becomes; when it comes to
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
by myself; in person; by oneself
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor