starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
preparations for returning (home)
picture for coloring in (colouring)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
two days later; day after next; next day but one
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
attendance; participation; presence
carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
condition; state (of health); appearance
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
having no idea; having no clue
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
outward; superficial; external; apparent
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation