as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
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
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
gossip; corner of the mouth
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
whispering; murmuring; subdued
derailment; digression; deviation
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
order; sequence; procedure
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one more time; once more; once again
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game