half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
normal duties; (one's) regular work
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
showing one's face in public; facing another person
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
restoration; repair; mending
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to mark the end; to spell the end
water temperature (esp. bath)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
illegitimate child; secret love child
to make an appearance; to show up
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve