to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
beforehand; in advance; previously
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
distant look; faraway look
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
last night; yesterday evening
considerably; fairly; quite
sobriety; soberness; sober face
when it becomes; when it comes to
head; brains; intellect; understanding
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
dealing with; coping with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
had better ...; had better not ...
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce