(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to distract one's attention
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
while crying; tearfully; in tears
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
not caring; not giving a damn
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession