exaggerated; overblown; overdone
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to say; to be pleased to say
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
nice; good; well-executed
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
straight-laced person; stubborn person
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to understand from experience
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand