being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
burned down; entirely destroyed
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
trial; judgement; judgment
authenticity; credibility
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
severing of connections or relations
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
good performance; good work; great success
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly