uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
maid; helper; help; assistance
hospitalization; hospitalisation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
verbal message; word (from someone)
elder sister; older female friend
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
one part; one portion; one section
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
to rush over; to run up to
headlock (wrestling move)
to wring the neck; to strangle
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning