boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
another time; some other time
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
noble; lofty; high-minded
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
this occasion; at this time; now
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
later on; eventually; afterwards
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
surroundings; circumference
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
all for the best; what is right
killing time; staving off boredom
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
as stated; verbatim; literally
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language