to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)