companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
too much; excessively; too
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; interpretation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
story; tale; talk; discussion
theatre-going; theater-going
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
study; research; investigation
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
each nation; many nations; many countries
folklore studies; folkloristics
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing