hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
living room (Western style); sitting room
government office; public office
transfer; assignment; conveyance
complete stranger; total stranger
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
study; library; den; home office; reading room
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
unmarried; not yet married
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to get help; to enlist aid
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to talk to oneself; to mutter
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(someone else's) child; child; kid
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
treating someone like a child
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue