absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
key person; important person
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to move forward; to move on
housing district; residential district
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
on the way home from school
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"
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
none of your business; not your concern
to correct oneself; to restate
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
everybody; every last one of them; all
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
again; once again; yet again
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to overdo; to do too much
besides; in addition; also; moreover
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully