to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
two times; twice; two degrees
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
is something that; is that which
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
declaration; proclamation; announcement
nice; likeable; desirable
main force; chief object; mainline
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point