odd; strange; queer; peculiar
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
middle of the night; dead of night
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
bakery; baker; pastry shop
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
every single word and phrase; word by word
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)