at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
ill will; malice; evil intent
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
(overnight) stay; lodging
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
participant; entrant; player; competitor
lurker (in an online community)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
lurker (in an online community)
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
heart attack; to have a heart attack
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
to stand on end (of hair)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing