strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
an assortment; combination
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
but; however; provided that
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
stirring; slight movement
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
undisputed; entirely; perfect
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
retaining wall; sheathing
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend