pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
interference; meddling; butting in
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
recovery; rescue; recapture
shredded and dried squid (a snack)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
bringing; taking; carrying
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house