heart sound; cardiac sound
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
artery; arterial road; major route
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
square metre; square meter
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
daily food; regular diet; staple food
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
giving; provision; furnishing
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane