check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
front entrance; front door
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
digression; many divergences
to cause a person trouble
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
very hungry; starving; ravenous
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of