to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
one end; an end; part; fragment
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
day after day; day by day
covered with; stained; smeared
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to attempt; to test; to try out
comfort; consolation; diversion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
negotiations; discussions; connection