to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
for some (unspecified) reason
hospitalization; hospitalisation
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
perfect; complete; flawless
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
in the hospital; hospitalized
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
now that; since; so long as; because
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
scenery; scene; landscape
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
and; thereupon; because of that
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
how; in what way; circumstances
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current