childish; child-like; immature; infantile
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
instant; moment; for an instant
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
fast-talking; rapid talking
to assemble; to set up; to construct
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
height (of body); stature
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
little finger; pinky; little toe
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)