to be perturbed; to be agitated
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
by sheer strength; by brute force
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that's the way it is; such is life
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
such; like that; that sort of; very
but; however; even though; even if
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)