strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
student accommodation; student dormitory
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
unidentifiable; unidentified
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to have a meal; to take a meal
preparations for a journey
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
secret base; hideout; hidden position
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
destruction; collapse; crumbling
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged