unfairness; injustice; partiality
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
(made of) stone; stone-built
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
hard (life); tough (world)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
posture; position; pose; attitude
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
image; figure; figure; form; image
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
a help; an aid; some assistance
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
correction; revision; amendment
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear