opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
reading partway; leaving half-read
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
extreme masochist; very masochistic
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to encamp; to take up positions
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
chink in the armor (armour)
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker