talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to stare back at; to look back at
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
personal; individual; private
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to shake one's head (in denial)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
complexion; colour; color; blood red
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
surroundings; circumference
move; (skilled) shogi player
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
state of mind; mentality; psychology
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
this sort of; this type of