to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to pause; to have a short intermission
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
invisibly; secretly; privately
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to badger; to pester; to beg
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
elopement; running away with a lover
to drop; to let fall; to omit
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
fall; drop; descent; coming down
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
divorce; dissolution of adoption