to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
parent-child relationship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
very much; very many; more and more
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
so what!; who gives a damn?
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
particularly; only; in the case of
what's what; heads or tails
to escape from; to get out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
be (that) as it may; having said that
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
only the results matter; it's all about the results
like that; that way; thus
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute