to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
frost columns; ice needles
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
dishwashing; doing dishes
writing implement; writing tool
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
change; alteration; modification
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
evening; night; nighttime
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
sudden change; complete change
to break the silence; to break one's silence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to sink (into); to get depressed
sandstorm; noise (video); snow