important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to amuse oneself; to make merry
mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
having no idea; having no clue
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
decision; settlement; definition
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to boost; to force up; to push up