to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
index finger; forefinger; second toe
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
woman; female; feminine gender
measurement round the hips
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
such; like that; that sort of; very
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
how can (one) do something
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning