presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
answering machine; answerphone
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
capacity; volume; capacitance
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to have (something) innate; to be born with
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
too (much); overly; excessively
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
strong pressure; heavy pressure
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny