vehement objection; bitter opposition
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
to cause someone to worry
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
double suicide; lovers' suicide
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
double; twice (as much); twofold
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
presumption; assumption; estimation
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to pass on an order; to pass the word
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
downward adjustment; downward revision
preparatory phase; preparatory period