succession; continuation; series; sequence
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to pay attention; to be watchful
cooperation; coordination; link
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
height (of body); stature
difference; variation; difference
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to anticipate; to foresee
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
amount of money; sum of money
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
otherwise; or else; if not
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
regular customer; valued client
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
stolen goods; loot; spoils
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name