beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
bento; Japanese box lunch
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
difficult problem; challenge
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
modesty; humility; being humble
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
with a bump; with a clunk
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
ignorant of the ways of the world
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
mental; spiritual; emotional
child; childish person; immature person
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
almost every day; almost daily
middle of the night; dead of night