brat; kid; urchin; little devil
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
close; intimate; on good terms
manly; masculine; like a man
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the other day; lately; recently
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
one more time; once more; once again
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with