under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be pleased with; to suit
please; somehow or other; one way or another
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
articles; supplies; parts
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
security for a loan; collateral
disclosure; exposure; revelation
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
import; importation; introduction; afferent
royal capital; imperial capital
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
thicket; coppice; brushwood
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission