handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
match; game; bout; contest
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dirty work; unpleasant task
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
one's own style; self-taught manner
ruling the times; holding sway over the minds of the people
start of a romance; beginning of love
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to tell all; to give a full account
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
dealing with complaints; handling of complaints
screaming fit (of a baby); tantrum; crying hysterically
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
older brother; elder brother
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle