bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
for a while; for some time; for a period
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to say no more; to sink into silence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to whine; to make feeble complaints
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
with these words; while saying
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think