to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
how; in what way; how about
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
on the occasion of; at the time of
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
as if nothing had happened
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
feeling; sense; impression
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to score points with (a person)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
it's no joke; gimme a break!
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically