boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
training; drill; practice; discipline
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
teacher; instructor; professor
surrounding at a distance
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to discuss; to talk together
whispered conversation; whispering
courtship behavior (animals)
definitely OK; definitely possible
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)