cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
chances of winning (a bet); odds
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
settlement; conclusion; summary
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
team competition; team game
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
performing arts; acrobatics
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
various places; several sources
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
sudden impulse; passing fancy
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to become completely chilled
neighbouring house; neighboring house
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
something small; something petty; trifle
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
childbirth; delivery; confinement
covering used to wrap a baby
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase