had better ...; had better not ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
composed expression; clear face
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
system; institution; organization; organisation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation; functioning; running
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as if nothing had happened
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to make a speech; to address