tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
article; news story; report; account
study; research; investigation
the reverse; other side; lining
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook