going too far; going to extremes
prefectural high school; public high school
to make laugh; to set to laughing
base stealing; steal; stolen base
please (give me); please (do for me)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
single-mother household; fatherless family
ideally; if one were to wish for more
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
standing tree; standing timber
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
holding two or more positions concurrently
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
your company; your shrine
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
pardon me for leaving (first)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy