complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be too late; to be too slow
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
not caring; not giving a damn
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
time; season; period; phase; stage
rather; sooner; preferably
in the future; another day; later
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
spring break; spring vacation
major cleanup; spring cleaning
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special