one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
equine matters; horse-related matters
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
helping hand; help; support; aid
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
men and women of all ages
divorce; dissolution of adoption
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
but; however; provided that
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface