snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
shopping; purchased goods
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
this place; where one comes from; here
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
IQ; intelligence quotient
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to devour; to bite to death
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
right beside; close to; nearby
to cut corners; to be shoddy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to strike out; to start swimming
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
how; in what way; in what manner
conflict; fighting each other
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic