specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
clearing one's throat; cough
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
then; well; so; well then
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
settlement; solution; resolution
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
dealing with; coping with