beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
parent-child relationship
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to get one's head around; to think about
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
down to earth; reasonable
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
prospects of victory; chances of success
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
funeral hall; ceremony site
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
bontan pants; type of harem pants esp. associated with 1980s high school delinquents
to find fault with; to question
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)