precipice; cliff; flat head
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
way of speaking; intimation
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
routine work; everyday work
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; head position; leading position
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that; the matter in question
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
you only live once; you only have one life
failure; mistake; blunder
pessimism; negative thinking
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
convenient; handy; useful
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)