to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
one's best interests; one's own good
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
March; third month of the lunar calendar
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to be late; to be unpunctual
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
person being waited for; person who waits
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal