metallic sound; metallic clank
walking heavily; lumbering
one-armed person; one-handed person
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
clothing and accessories; attire
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
belief; conviction; opinion
humiliation; shame; loss of face
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
town girl; girl raised in a town
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
from the beginning; from scratch
likability; favorability; popularity
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
future (usually near); prospects
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
entreaty; supplication; petition
somehow; for some reason or other