to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to hand (over); to deliver in person
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
important point; point to make note of
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
big leakage; uncontained leak
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
town; city; municipal; urban
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
shopping; purchased goods