to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to talk; to chat; to chatter
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at the last moment; this late in the game
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
memory; sense; experience
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
not counting (as anything significant)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at that time; in those days
that's true; of course; obviously
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to thrust away; to send flying
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
really; truly; indeed; good grief
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
proper; respectable; decent; honest