beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
(present) head of a family
then; well; so; well then
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
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; person to depend on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
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
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; 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)
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