impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
conversely; on the contrary
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
patient; having a long fuse
that is to say; so that means
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
preparation; provision; guarding
for a while; for some time; for a period
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily