primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
temporary truce; ceasefire
to slap; to strike; to spank
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
cease-fire; truce; armistice
I don't want to boast but
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
redoing; doing over again
in order; sequential; seriatim
body; physical system; (the) person
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
leaving a matter to chance
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
tool; implement; means; furniture
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
material; materials; data; information; documents
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to get change back; to be more than enough
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest