thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to listen again; to ask again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
will not do; do not; does not
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
victim; injured party; sufferer
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
true to one's name; living up to one's name
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to distract one's attention
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
... and eastward; east of
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit