piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
many; numerous; various; large number of
hedge; fence; border; limit
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
second day of the month; two days
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
highest grade; superlative degree
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
fine weather; fair weather
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth