ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
(medical) follow-up; observation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
going to the hospital for regular treatment
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
this and that; one thing or another
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to run out (e.g. of the room)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
upward adjustment; upward revision
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
preparations for returning (home)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly