publication of results; announcement of results
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
self-control; self-restraint
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
great success; huge success
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
precarious situation; precarious state
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
stepwise; one step at a time
fully prepared; all ready
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
househusband; stay-at-home dad
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)