when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
(a place) out of one's reach
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
vomiting blood; hematemesis
castella (type of sponge cake)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
look; glance; (at first) sight
strike (i.e. industrial action)
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
high knee (exercise drill where one brings one's knees up high while walking or running)
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
please be careful; please take care
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
railroad corporation; railway company
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)