introduction; presentation; referral; listing
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
relations; members of extended family
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
and so; therefore; for that reason
excursion; field trip; school trip
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
every year; yearly; annually
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
close; intimate; on good terms
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal