tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
buying spree; hasty purchase; rush to buy
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
unusually (compared to a typical year)
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
cloud; look of the sky; kabuki accessory representing a cloud; type of strange mist appearing in the sky, used for divination
postponed because of rain
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
more than friends, less than lovers
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
(accidentally) peeing out of excitement; excitement urination
first class seat (on a JR train); seat in the first class compartment
available for immediate move-in
if you need; if it is necessary
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
autumn weather is as fickle as a man's heart
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)