when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
(a place) out of one's reach
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
castella (type of sponge cake)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
look; glance; (at first) sight
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
high knee (exercise drill where one brings one's knees up high while walking or running)
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
please be careful; please take care
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
railroad corporation; railway company
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life