confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
pupil; student; schoolchild
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
particularly; only; in the case of
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to join forces; to cooperate
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
second marriage; remarriage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to cut corners; to be shoddy