to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
depravity; corruption; degradation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
Grand Master (of an order); grandmaster (of chess)
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to take someone's life; to kill someone
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smash; to break into pieces
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
naturally; of course; understandably
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry