catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
more than anything (else)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
old hag; old woman; old bat
measurement error; calculation error
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
child; childish person; immature person
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to maintain; to continue to have
hand luggage; hand baggage
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...