special selection; finest pick; top pick
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
spare time; free time; leisure
convenience store lunch box
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
casual speech; peer language; informal language
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dated; date; fixed; external
going straight on; going straight ahead
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
condition; situation; prospects
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity