slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to control; to command; to get the better of
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to continue to rain or snow
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to stop walking; to pause
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to be bony; to be angular
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
(social) position; status
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least