to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
tosa (dog breed); Shikoku (dog breed)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
long ago; previous; of a former age
to refuse; to decline; to deny
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to take (be in) charge of
how can (one) do something
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
quarrel; dispute; argument
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
license; licence; permission; driver's license
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
to throw into; to dump in together
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become hoarse; to become husky
triple feature (e.g. movie)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
what kind of; what sort of; what