logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
contemplation; meditation
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
determination; resolution
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
without permission; without notice
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
sympathy; compassion; pity
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
electricity; (electric) light
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff