nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to lose one's footing; to slip
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
I don't want to boast but
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
un-; non-; negative prefix
operation; functioning; running
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
particularly; only; in the case of
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
police headquarters; main office; this office
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe