carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
karate chop (pro wrestling move)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
whereabout; about where; how much
to crawl out of; to creep out of
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
something or other; anything
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dullard; indecisive person
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
manners; courtesy; etiquette
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore