objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to concern; to be related
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
older sister; lass; young lady
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering