faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
villain; baddie; the villain's part
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
comparatively; relatively
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
anger; being angry; being mad
extremely; terrifically; super
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
carefree; free from worry
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly