to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
reconciliation; make peace with
the place for; the time for; the level of
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
everybody; every last one of them; all
doing whatever one pleases
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
premature joy; short-lived elation
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
in the end; at the end of the day
empirical; from experience
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
about; concerning; related to; -ish
impossible; unlikely; improbable
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to move forward; to move on
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy