to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to get narrower; to contract
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
all; entire; whole; altogether
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to recall; to remember; to recollect
everybody; every last one of them; all
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to have a talk; to tell a story
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
you (plural); all of you; you all
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see