one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
care; precaution; guarding; caution
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
addict; junkie; substance abuser
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be filled to bursting; to burst
legal; lawful; legitimate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to harm; to cause harm to
reconfirmation; double check
to get one's head around; to think about
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
headlock (wrestling move)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to dye; to colour; to color
seeing off and meeting on return
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution