surname; family name; last name
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
again; once more; a second time
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
suffix for familiar person
rather; sooner; preferably
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
meanwhile; in the meantime
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
literally; to the letter; literal
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
not necessarily so; is not always true