to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
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)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
child's tear-stained face
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
hiding one's embarrassment
funny story; funny anecdote
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
surname; family name; last name
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to read the situation; to sense the mood
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to call each other; to call out to one another
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
derailment; digression; deviation
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps