to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
concussion (of the brain)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
instead; but (on the other hand)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
very loose; slowly; leisurely
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
impossible to do (although wants to)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
thought; consideration; thinking
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly