opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
additional fee; extra charge
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to succeed; to bear fruit
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
security; stability; safety; peace
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
political situation; political affairs
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
pride; dignity; self-worth
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to fight against; to oppose; to face
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one