calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
flight; desertion; escape
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to be touching; to be moving
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
shoji (paper sliding door)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
influence (on someone); inspiration
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
action committee; executive committee
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
repentance; confession; penitence
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
insurance; guarantee; warranty
literally; to the letter; literal
useless resistance; vain struggle
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally