charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to complain; to make a complaint
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
do-or-die game; crucial contest
resignation; acceptance; consolation
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to spend time (on doing something)
end of a match; end of a game
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
abstention; nonparticipation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be embarrassed; to lose face
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)