negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
long ago; a long time ago; already
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
naturalization; naturalisation
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
chair; stool; post; office; position
literally; to the letter; literal
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
signature-collecting campaign
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to watch steadily; to stare
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
penalty; sentence; punishment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address