to talk; to chat; to chatter
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to pretend; to act (as if)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to listen again; to ask again
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
single word; a few words; brief comment
to squeeze out; to wring out
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
surname; family name; last name
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)