cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
world; society; people; the public
mumps; epidemic parotitis
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
will not do; do not; does not
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
library; book collection; paperback book
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
number; number plate; license plate
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
trembling from fear; trembling all over
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
discipline; training; teaching manners
fabrication; lie; fiction
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for