that is to say; so that means
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
single word; a few words; brief comment
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
reality; actuality; hard fact
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to manage a state; to govern a country
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to fight against; to oppose; to face
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
looking over someone's shoulder
to be found; to be discovered
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)