information; news; report; reward; retribution
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
keeping things tidy and in order
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
chalk (mineral); white wall
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to kill by burning to death
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
after that; afterwards; thereafter
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing