pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
place to die; place of death
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
in the same manner as before; the same as always
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
secret base; hideout; hidden position
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
by sheer strength; by brute force
good performance; good work; great success
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
finishing blow; coup de grâce
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship