decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
village garbage collection point
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
detour; circuitous route; diversion
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
mass-market product (i.e. non-premium)
number-withheld phone calls
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
underestimation; undervaluation
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year