free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
root; joint; base; crotch
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
right beside; close to; nearby
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to walk away; to walk off
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to win and advance to the next round
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
in deep black; in jet black
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
manner of using one's hands
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
gently (of the wind); softly
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
useful thing; usable article
great difference; major mistake
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
ruler's orders; master's orders