confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to prostrate oneself (before)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
as if nothing had happened
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
choice; selection; option
optimism; taking an optimistic view
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
cutting in line; queue jumping
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
just managing; with great difficulty
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
sexy; popular; well-liked
hey; listen; look here; I say
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things