to say (something) over one's shoulder
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
healthy; sound; wholesome
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague