(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
trust; confidence; credence
just the other day; quite recently
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to take to task; to take it out on
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to make sure; to make doubly sure
the other day; a few days ago
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown