speech; expression; wording; language
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
imprisonment; incarceration
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
and; thereupon; because of that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
our country; our land; one's own country
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to entertain; to make welcome
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive