book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
single word; a few words; brief comment
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to blaze; to burn brightly
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
head; chief; boss; leader
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to threaten; to intimidate
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily