impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to like; to love; to be fond of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
image; figure; figure; form; image
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
match; game; bout; contest
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
right in the midst of; right at the height of
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off