executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
restricted; confined; unfree
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to carry (a child) on one's back
buried gold; buried treasure
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
trivial; not amounting to much
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
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
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk