hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
expression; look; countenance; face
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
shyness; bashfulness; shame
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
kindergartener; preschooler
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration