pride; boast; credit (to)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to change; to shift; to come and go
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
finger flick to the forehead
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
using all one's strength; using all one's might
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
to steal or sneak or slip into
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
being startled; getting a shock
to become desperate; to give in to despair
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
namely; that is (to say); in other words
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
eardrum; tympanic membrane