to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
people; men and women; each person; everybody
police officer; policeman; constable
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to lie down; to throw oneself down
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
reality; actuality; hard fact
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler