certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
one's post; place of work; workplace
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
working consecutive days (without a holiday)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
road approaching a shrine
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
contest; comparison; competition
to send or direct a person to
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
complete change; about-face
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
to be away from home; to be out of the house
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
one way or the other; either way
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
(a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
limited; limiting; restrictive
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
storehouse; warehouse; godown
one's best interests; one's own good
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead