foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
trauma (usu. psychological)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
postponement; moving back
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
directly opposite; right in front
the way back; the way home; return trip
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
long; drawn-out; very long
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to make a list; to enumerate
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)