untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to become better; to improve
interphase; interkinesis; midcycle
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
basket; basketball; basket cloth
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
considerably; greatly; a lot
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
tattling; telling on (someone)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
one's own work; making by oneself
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
incessant working; working non-stop
wet nurse; nursing mother
leaving everything up to someone else
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
self-consciousness; self-awareness