formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
timewise; temporal; chronal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
disorder; disturbance; unrest
Japanese language education (for Japanese people); teaching of Japanese
turning point; transition phase
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
male instincts; male frivolity
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
a (single) moment; an instant
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
proceeds (from a sale); takings
list price; regular price; established price
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
unspecified large number (of people)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy