roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
human; human-like; as a person
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
defense; defence; protection
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
directly opposite; right in front
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment