the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to attempt; to test; to try out
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to blow out; to spout out
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
distortion; falsification; perversion
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
still; even now; to this day
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside