with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
voice quality; type of voice
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to cut; to slit; to slash
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
talking about memories; reminiscences
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
power; might; authority; influence
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
out of character; unlike one
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
2nd day of the month; two days
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
short distance; short range; short-haul
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
chief; main; principal; important