demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to plead; to urge; to pester; to beg; to badger; to complain
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
disturbance; riot; mayhem
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
feigned; pretending (not to know)
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to temper thoroughly; to train well
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed; to get loose teeth
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to be bony; to be angular
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel