rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
had better ...; had better not ...
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
now that you say that; now that you mention it
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to have a reason; to have an excuse
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
everything; anything; nothing
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to get out of bed; to show a leg
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations