to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
exchange of blows; long rally
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to be boiled; to be cooked
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to think (something) strange
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
most attractive feature (of a person)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
precious stone; jewel; gem
full ripeness; full maturity
sleepover; overnight stay
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
way of asking; way of listening; listener
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
principal; main; important; fashionable
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"