munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
indolence; laziness; sloth
man; male; masculine gender
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
duty; obligation; responsibility
to feel depressed; to be down
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
commitment; pledge; promise
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
for more details ...; for further information ...
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to shake one's head (in denial)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal