involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
concentration; density; cardinality
that day; the very same day
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
wounded person; injured person
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up