crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to speak; to say; to vocalize
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to watch over; to watch attentively
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be detained; to take time
funny story; funny anecdote
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
only; merely; but; no more than
remaining silent; keeping secret
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
three; three years of age
to have an idea; to have a clue
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
living thing; organism; creature; biology
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat