to start; to begin; to commence
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
predicament; one's ground; one's position
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
open; public; official; overt
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
point of compromise; common ground
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
transactions; dealings; business
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to intervene; to stop (something)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to get one's head around; to think about
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper