stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
preliminary arrangements; spade work
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to leave word; to leave a message
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
how much; how many; however
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
river surface; surface of a river
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
public holiday; celebration (of)
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
great swordsman; master fencer
to square one's shoulders