straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
continuation; succession; series
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
don't worry about it; forget about it
rest; break; recess; intermission
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to look away; to turn away
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to discuss; to talk together
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sales; selling; marketing
street stall; stand; booth
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out