to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
called; known as; that; to say
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
knife thrower; knife throwing
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to push aside; to brush aside
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare back at; to look back at
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)