mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
rich person; wealthy person
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
just because; even if; even though
just who do you think you are?
to stare back at; to look back at
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fictitious transaction; bogus transaction
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
(another's) child; child; kid
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
otherwise; or else; if not