detour; circuitous route; diversion
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
for your information; I'm telling you
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
high-grade sake; fine drink
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
low spirits; lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to slap; to strike; to spank
to stare back at; to look back at
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!