bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
superintendent; supervisor; warden
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
several years; a few years
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
probability; likelihood; chances
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
powerful person; influential person
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
elder sister; effeminate man