good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
outward appearance; apparent
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
water outlet; tap; faucet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
while; during; while; although; all; both
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe