hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
how; in what way; I wonder
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
soon; shortly; before long
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
a little bit; a little while
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
price increase; rise in price
price decline; fall in price
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion