plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to become clear; to be made public
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
easily; in no time; effortlessly
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
it's no joke; gimme a break!
memory; ability to remember
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
special training; intensive training; crash course
push-up (exercise); press-up
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
sympathy; compassion; pity
daily necessities; everyday goods
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
public order; public peace; public security; law and order