to press a question; to cross-examine
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
irritation; annoyance; frustration
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
regret; repentance; remorse
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to complain; to make a complaint
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be