very much; very many; more and more
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
comic books; comics; comic; comical
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
overconfident; presumptuous
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
countermeasure; counter-measure
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
information discovery; disclosure of information
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus