first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
concussion (of the brain)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
while; during; performed in this condition
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to get along well together; to be close to each other
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
inheritance; something given or received
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face