first thing in the morning
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
largest ever; biggest; record
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
research; study; investigation
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
specialization; specialisation
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)