sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
personal grudge; personal enmity
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to tighten; to press hard
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
trivial; not amounting to much
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to look around; to look towards (us)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to complain; to make a complaint
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)