misfortunes never come singly
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
in a little while; in a bit
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
getting an advance (on one's salary)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
thousand years; many years
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
young master; young gentleman
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
not understanding; not knowing
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
recently; lately; these days
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to