isolation; being alone; being friendless
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to shake; to waver; to tremble
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
action; operation; effect; function
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
hospitality; treating like a guest
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
amusing; funny; interesting
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
glad countenance; joyful look
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided