several times; a few times
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sharp parting remark; parting threat
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to detain; to check; to restrain
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
retreating figure; appearance from behind
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
friction; discord; strife
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to shout (in anger); to yell
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
very young; little; childish; immature
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to polish up; to shine up
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
close to the wall; alongside the wall