foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
now that; since; as long as; provided that
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
wedding ring; wedding band
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
wrong; different; not like that
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
great physical power; animal strength
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
sensual love; love affair
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)