Vocabulary

we must keep up appearances to go through the world

everyone is putting on appearances; society is all show

to take notes; to make a note of; to write down

mountain in the summertime covered in plant life; overflowing mountain

for some reason like ...; because ... or something like that

don't worry about sneezing (when a streamer accidentally sneezes); thank you for the sneeze (when a streamer sneezes cutely)

terrible twos

terrifying threes; terrible threes; threenager phase; devilish threes

fabulous fours (age); fantastic fours; angelic fours

Laplace's demon (hypothetical omniscient observer)

sorry to have kept you waiting

to not know how to respond; to be at a loss for an answer; to be at a loss for words

to feel ...; to have a ... feeling

to pinch someone's cheek

to talk nonsense; to spout rubbish; to say silly things

members of the public; the public; citizenry; everyone

fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming

making something strong even stronger; (giving) fins to a lion

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to chafe

being stretched too thin; being pulled in all directions; even with several bodies it wouldn't be enough

machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve

to have a chill run down one's spine

viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; memory revision

having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place

I don't get it; I'm lost

first world problem; good problem to have

(winning) by a nose; photo finish

many years of stress and anxiety (as would cause one's hair to grow white); three-thousand jō of white hair (nine kilometers)

to whip; to lash; to give the rod

dreadful thought; painful experience; terrible thought; horrendous ordeal

tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection

what is it?; what's going on?; what is that?

to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed

to have a screw loose; to be mentally troubled

to find a time when everyone's schedule is free

casual way of speaking; colloquial expression

bad cooking; bad food

(being) married to one's work

to be caught off guard; to be caught unprepared

long rains (in early summer)