the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
enumeration; citation; listing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
way of talking; speaking style
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to let out a cry; to break forth
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to press a question; to cross-examine
piling shame on top of shame
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
seventh day of the month; seven days
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up