to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
majority group (party, faction)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to be softened; to calm down
main text; original text; this book; this volume
library; book collection; paperback book
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
questionnaire; survey; poll
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
March; third month of the lunar calendar
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up