to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
in perfect form; going swimmingly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
appearance; figure; shape; form
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be smeared; to be covered
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
battlefield; battleground
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to look away; to turn away
opposite side; opposition
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
along the road; along the way
connection; link; relationship
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
belonging to no party or school of thought
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
breathily (while talking)