elder sister; older female friend
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to be traumatized; to be shocked
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
trademark gag; trademark routine
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
out-of-school; off-campus
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
warmly; cordially; with tender care
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
top of the head; crown of the head
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
even if ...; even supposing that ...
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
as before; as ever; as it was originally
classification; categorization; sorting