it's not like; it isn't as if
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to attempt; to test; to try out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
resignation; acceptance; consolation
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
instability; insecurity; crankiness
human relations; personal relationships
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
dealing with; coping with
in one's own way or style
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
in proportion to; according to; depending on
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
reason; cause; circumstances
risky; dangerous; insecure
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
difficult to ...; hard to ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)