general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
lineage; pedigree; family line
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
handsome young man; Adonis
brothers and sisters; siblings
parent-child relationship
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
being on the ropes; losing ground
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
short joke; quick one-liner
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
system by which hitting a certain jackpot increases the probability of hitting the next jackpot (on prepaid card pachinko machines)
lean figure; slender figure
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
in that way; like that; that way
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
zip fastener; zipper; zip