to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
how long; how far; how much
indescribable; having no way to express
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
area; region; district; locality
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to check; to stop; to keep back
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
as if it were about oneself
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
introducing foreign topsoil to one's land (to improve soil quality); foreign topsoil brought to mix with the soil present; (faraway) destination; foreign land; distant land
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to need; to demand; to take; to require
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be squashed by; to be pinned under