even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
another time; some other time
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
softly; mildly; gently; politely
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
doing whatever one pleases
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to bail out (water); to scoop out
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
man; male; masculine gender
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line