to leave a bad impression behind
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
leaving everything up to someone else
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
rescheduled in case of rain
determination; conviction
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to fall in love (with); to love
beauty of style; beauty of form
three generations; three periods; third generation
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
underestimation; undervaluation
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
letter of resignation; request for retirement
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)