what would (you) do?; what to do about it
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
monetary; financial; pecuniary
mental; spiritual; emotional
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
contradiction; inconsistency
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
remarkable; striking; obvious
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
while; during; performed in this condition
unidentifiable; unidentified