tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to care for someone; to look after someone
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
low table; table with very short legs
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)