at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
general mobilization; full mobilization
forced laugh; forced smile
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
endurance; perseverance; patience
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
as (for); for; in the capacity of
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to be softened; to calm down
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
main cause; primary factor