to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to change completely; to change suddenly
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to be late; to be unpunctual
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
diversion to military use
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
large quantity; large amount
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to burst open; to pop; to split
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap