odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
every year; yearly; annually
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
one by one; one each; one at a time
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
(in) his way; peculiar to him