much less; to say nothing of
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to attempt; to test; to try out
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to say; to tell; to state; to do
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
New Year's Eve; end of the year
sexy; popular; well-liked
to grimace; to make a wry face
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
(not) so much; (not) that much
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
apparent; obvious; very clear
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to glare at each other; to confront each other
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly