with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to attack; to assault; to assail
(not so) much; (not) very
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
amaou; strawberry cultivar
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
forcibly; against one's will
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on