staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
exhibition; display; putting on show
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
business; trade; operations; sales
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to come to one's senses; to calm down
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
runner-up; second (in a race)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
self-supporting student; working student
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
rather; sooner; preferably
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress