opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
results; record; grades; marks
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
even if; even though; however; no matter how
year in, year out; always; 24-7
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
not necessarily so; is not always true
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
one's (living) environment
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
washing machine (laundry)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations