to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
mockery; derision; ridicule
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
when it comes to ...; as for ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
counter for wheels and flowers
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
fire brigade; fire company
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
raising plants; cultivating (vegetation); planting; one's plants; cultivated vegetation; one's crops
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sprinkling water over; water sprinkling