painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
having an ancient and honorable origin
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
it is I who should say so
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
script; screenplay; scenario
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
one more time; once more; once again
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest