bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
supply; provision; raising; procurement
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
for your information; I'm telling you
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
second (unit of time); arc second
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
gossip; corner of the mouth
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
danger; peril; hazard; risk
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up