willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
index finger; forefinger; second toe
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
interruption; suspension; break
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
if so; in that case; in that situation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
jealousy; roasted rice cake