to point upward; to look upward; to improve
bento; Japanese box lunch
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
topic of discussion; agenda
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to throw at; to turn; to raise
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say