to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to become better; to improve
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
useless; vain; aimless; idle
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
last week; the week before
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
government office; public office
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself