standard; set; routine; decided
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
deviation; departure; omission
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
situation of one's own doing
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
marriage fraud; fake marriage
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be forward; to be impertinent
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one thin flat object; one sheet
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
coexistence; living together
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)