no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
businesslike; professional
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
not worth considering; out of the question
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
proposal; offer; request; application
near; nearby; not far off
to invite in; to show someone in
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
living with one's parents; living at home
to move (house); to change residence
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
potato chips; potato crisps
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to happen to have on hand or in stock
ill will; malice; evil intent
human relations; personal relationships
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(security) deposit; caution money
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess