Vocabulary

g'morning; good morning

to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention

marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

carefully; with caution

to bow slightly; to make a slight bow

really good; irresistible

next

to waste time; to kill time

how are you?

to nitpick; to complain about trifles

to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

to sign a contract

to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards

fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words

always having a comeback; fast-talking

to cause a person trouble

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

brazenly; unabashedly

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

to be able to see

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to

to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)

to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves

jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

to make one's own; to take possession of

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy

(a place) out of one's reach

to lose one's life

to teach by example; to teach by showing; to teach with one's back

elegant; graceful; refined

to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined

to leave to one's imagination

to suspend operations (esp. of trains); to stop driving

to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself

lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far