double suicide; lovers' suicide
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to not take seriously; to take lightly
offensive (movement); aggression
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
to glare at each other; to confront each other
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
endurance contest; test of endurance
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
divining sticks; counting; calculation
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss