outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
point of compromise; common ground
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
endurance; perseverance; patience
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
absolutely; positively; decidedly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
unpredictability; element of surprise
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to detain; to check; to restrain
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
midsummer; height of summer
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf