accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
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
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
relatively; comparatively
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
in proportion to; just as much as
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
homecoming; returning home
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way