pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
surrounding at a distance
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
cruelty; hard-heartedness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
even though; despite; when
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to talk; to carry meaning
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
feigned tears; crocodile tears