if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in succession; one by one
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
observation; survey; watching
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to rock; to shake; to swing
for a while; for some time; for a period
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
arm; skill; efforts; ability
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the public; general public