displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
in the meanwhile; during the time
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
drinking bout; merrymaking
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
moderate; proper; just right
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs