forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
interruption; interference; butting in
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
Odin (god in Norse mythology)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
the way back; the way home; return trip
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
business; errand; nature of one's business
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
one end; an end; part; fragment
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
soon; before long; in the near future
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
on the occasion of; at the time of
last ray of hope; only hope
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid