to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
Japanese person; Japanese people
presence; sitting with; being with
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to complain; to make a complaint
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to attempt; to test; to try out
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
hiding one's embarrassment
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
mountaineering club; mountain area
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
professionalism; professional awareness
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
acting career; career as an actress
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
inside; interior; inner part
with a clink (click, clack)
listening device; bug; wiretap
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
the other day; lately; recently
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit