to torment; to harass; to tease
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
great difference; major mistake
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
place; room; margin; scope
entrance; admission; entering
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to be discouraged; to shrink from
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha