(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
God; god; ace; king; superior person
and yet; though; when; in spite of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
long ago; a long time ago; already
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
local news section; the city desk
to raise one's voice; to shout
to kick over; to kick down
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shout (in anger); to yell
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
strangeness; abnormality; disorder