debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
beginning; outset; first; onset
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
main street; avenue; boulevard
to pass (of time); to elapse
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
one by one; one after another; successively
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
confections; sweets; candy; cake
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to discuss; to talk together
older brother and younger sister
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
even though; despite; when
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)