sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
speaking voice; talking voice
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
rival; competitor; competition
to wear out (shoes or socks) and discard; to kick off (shoes); to fling off
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to compete with; to vie for
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
rather; better; instead; if anything
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
race (of people); type of person
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)