manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sour look; surly face; pout
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be surprised; to be astonished
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
because of; owing to; due to
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
considerably; fairly; quite