fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
first thing in the morning
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
preparations for a journey
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
course; route; path; process; means
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
that's the way it is; such is life
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
by today; before the day is over
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
contract; compact; agreement
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
something to wear; clothes