to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one-by-one; separately; in detail
since when; from when; how long
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
complete change; about-face
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
a long time ago; long ago
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
woman who is popular with men
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(United States of) America; USA
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.); slushy (e.g. snow)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
advance; moving forward; progress