starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to make merry; to be festive
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
gender; distinction of sex; sex
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
video game (played on a home console)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
number of times; frequency; count
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
manly; masculine; like a man
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
carving; engraving; sculpture
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side