to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
quarrel; dispute; argument
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
near miss; just missing (each other)
this sort of; this type of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
while studying; presently studying
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to be itching to put one's skills to use
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
spot; point; place; position
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events