to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to look away; to turn away
reopening; resumption; restarting
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pupil; student; schoolchild
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to have one's horizons broadened
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily