to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
duty; obligation; responsibility
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
trouble; bother; annoyance
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
participation; joining; entry
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
bored; having nothing to do; idle
one bow; one salute; one greeting
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
someone; a certain person
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
back (of a chair); backrest
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
hard to reach place; remote place
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to escape from; to get out
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to cease; to stop; to be over