railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
what's that?; what the...
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
match; game; bout; contest
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
university student; college student
as a child; when one was a child
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
question; inquiry; enquiry
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
baseball player; ballplayer
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
emperor (of Japan); mikado