to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
reception room; parlor; parlour
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
of course; certainly; naturally
person concerned; interested party; related party
trouble; bother; annoyance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; by what means
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
appearance; air; condition; state; form
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
self control; self restraint
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour