beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
(present) head of a family
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
vacant house; unoccupied house
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
brothers and sisters; siblings
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to bring back; to restore
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
little finger; pinky; little toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money