clearing one's throat; cough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no, not like that (but like this)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
this and that; one thing or another
while; during (the time when)
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
outward appearance; apparent
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in