to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
maintenance; preservation; improvement
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hating; strongly disliking
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be smeared; to be covered
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking