without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
material for experiments; experimental material
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
separate; special; another; separately
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
trip abroad; overseas travel
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to care for someone; to look after someone
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
first match (in a series)
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished