challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to overdo; to do too much
open field; empty lot; plain
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
return to work; going back to work
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
finding employment; getting a job
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy