nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
royal capital; imperial capital
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)