aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
protest; refutation; pleading
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
history of; experience of
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
explanation; interpretation
talking while standing; standing around talking
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
never mind!; don't worry about it
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
estimate (of costs); budget
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown