to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
quarrel; trouble; dispute
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
being left out; being ostracized
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
by today; before the day is over
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant