to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
general; popular; common; typical
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
exemption from responsibility
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
high spirits; gleeful mood
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to thrust down; to push off
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction