dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
in unison; as one; united
cheering song; supporters' song
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
(for the) first time in one's life
from the viewpoint of; according to
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
(doing something) in tears
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to set (sun); to become dark
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
female junior high school student
Nikon (Japanese camera maker)
single-lens reflex camera
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
moving; touching; stirring