conference room; council room
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
joints; points (of a speech)
opposite side; other side; other party
memory-making; making memories
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
sound of voice; vocal sound
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
deep emotion; strong feelings
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
impression given by a painting or image
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
dear me; I mean; or rather
with a splash; with a splosh
to become hoarse; to become husky
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
headband; hair band; hairband