behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hey; listen; look here; I say
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
sitting with one knee drawn up
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
on the way home from school
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to cause a person trouble
possessed of a strong sense of duty
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
private person; individual
word game; wordplay; playing with words
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling