(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
furnishings; implements; equipment
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
the other day; a few days ago
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
surely; certainly; without doubt
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to order; to command; to appoint
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(not) a single person; (no) one
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate