maintenance of public order; maintaining security
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
office job; clerical work
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
festival; feast; carnival
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to take a breath; to take a short rest
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
by today; before the day is over
ordinary citizen; the general public
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
an issue being settled; a case being closed
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off