or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
environment; surroundings; circumstances
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sense of smell; olfaction
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
retainer; attendant; escort
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily