to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
petty underling; small fry
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to shake one's head (in denial)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to pick a fight; to find fault
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming