one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
omniscience and omnipotence
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(walking) stick; cane; wand
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
meanwhile; in the meantime
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
to support each other; to support one another
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
a little bit; a little while
rapid development; rapid unfolding
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...
influence (on someone); inspiration