how; in what way; by what means
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to breathe out; to exhale
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
morning; forenoon; just before noon
war situation; progress of a battle
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
this, that and the other; this and that
to discuss; to talk together
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk