willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
(period of) a year; during an era
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in order; in turn; one by one
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
grasp; catch; understanding
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to have a talk; to tell a story
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
street at night; making a night journey
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to discuss; to talk together
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar