bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
respect and affection; love and respect
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rather than; more ... than ...
easily; in no time; effortlessly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to complain; to lodge a complaint
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently