to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
in person; personally; directly
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to look down on; to make light of
to soothe and humor; to coax
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
house search (e.g. by the police)
to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
sōmen; fine white noodles
to make an appeal; to urge
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
sharp parting remark; parting threat
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin