hateful; detestable; loathsome
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
self-torturing; masochistic
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
squad leader; group leader; team leader
sponsor; manager; caretaker; go-between; mediator; agent
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
a long time ago; long ago
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
regular drinking; habitual drinking
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance