insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
line; queue; procession; matrix
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
wheel (esp. of a vehicle)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
this sort of; this type of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
that's true; of course; obviously
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline