short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
no matter how much time passes
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
attendance; presence; appearance
the way back; the way home; return trip
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
drinker; person who can hold their drink
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to be opposite; to face each other
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
moderate; proper; just right
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
menial; meanness; servility; abject
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to anticipate; to foresee
success or failure; outcome; result
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
good; goodness; right; virtue
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
the people; the public; the world
to gain fame; to make one's name
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
beyond that point; after that
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to be surprised; to be astonished
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai