speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
memory; sense; experience
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
in the morning; during the morning
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
neighbourhood; neighborhood
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
woman; female; feminine gender
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic