gradation; gradation haircut; taper
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
(a place) out of one's reach
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
master thief; notorious robber
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
to commit a crime; to do evil
taste; liking; preference
cutting in line; queue jumping
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
to backfire; to have a harmful result
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
in this way; along these lines; similarly
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
older sister and younger brother
older sister; elder sister
biological younger brother
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
father; dad; husband; you; he
building industry; construction industry; building trade
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
roundabout road; curving road
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out