drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
particularly; only; in the case of
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pointing out; identification
to discuss; to talk together
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to show up; to appear; to turn up
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to begin to walk; to set out
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
how much; how many; to what extent
to escape from; to get out
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...