odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
material; substance; matter
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be manageable; to be able to handle
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
inexpert or untrained eyes
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
charming; fascinating; attractive
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff