fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
somehow; for some reason or other
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
labor; labour; manpower; working force
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
fish-based cooking; fish dish
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
home environment; family environment
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
not understanding; not knowing
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in