sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
Uranus (god); Uranus (planet)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to cut; to slit; to slash
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
breakwater; mole; seawall
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)