to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to run around; to bustle about
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
data collection; data acquisition
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
relatively; comparatively
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to care for someone; to look after someone
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously