having lost face; in a bind
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
correction; revision; amendment
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
family; members of a family
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
expression; look; countenance; face
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
meanwhile; in the meantime
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to work hard at one's lessons
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the passage of electric current
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
busy; having no (free) time
going home from work; on the way home from work
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table