persistence; single-mindedness
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cold reception; inhospitality
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
confidentially; privately; off the record
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
mockery; derision; ridicule
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
not necessarily so; is not always true
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
such; like that; that sort of; very
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
retort; back talk; backchat