to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
casual speech; peer language; informal language
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
only; merely; but; no more than
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
difference; variation; difference
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to name; to call; to christen; to term
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)