to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
older brother; elder brother
student (esp. a university student)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
support; backing; aid; assistance
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
absolute beginner; complete amateur
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to carry around; to carry on one's person
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
touting; tout; barker; pander
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game