to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
absence from work without permission
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
head; brains; intelligence
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
when; at what moment; what time
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
look; glance; (at first) sight
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to have sexual intercourse
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
class president; head class representative
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
will not do; do not; does not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
the same night; that night
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
please be careful; please take care
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
another company; other company
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in