to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
the other day; a few days ago
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
store; reserve; stock; savings
patient; unhurried; leisurely
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
something; some kind of; for some reason
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to invite in; to show someone in
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)