dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
expression; look; countenance; face
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
forced laugh; forced smile
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
what's what; heads or tails
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)