shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to relax; to feel at home
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to force open; to push open
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
junior high school student; middle school pupil
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
existence; possession; having; limited company
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...