consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
organizer; organiser; organizing; organising; organization
double; twice (as much); twofold
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
day (as in holiday); daytime
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
I've got to be going; I must go
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act