weekly publication; weekly magazine
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
male instincts; male frivolity
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
baby's first annual festival
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
the way back; the way home; return trip
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
going home from work; on the way home from work
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
instead; but (on the other hand)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
postponement; deferment; adjournment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be photographed; to be projected