ぎ

tightly (packed)

awkward

past

being startled

creaking

working away from home (esp. abroad)

uproar

clamour

going too far

great hurry

joining

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.)

peace (of mind)

onion (Allium cepa)

earnings

breaststroke (swimming)

to go too far

patching (clothing)

just past noon

to invest in

to pour in (liquids)

carrier

taking over

haste

backstroke (swimming)

swimming

to go past

to overeat

to overdo

to pass

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

patch

to talk or say too much

quiver

to pass through

festival merrymaking

agency

overeating

joint

by the day

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

high spirits

continuance into the New Year

heir

makeshift

joint

to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)

fox cub

to talk (someone) down

to connect

to join together (wooden boards, etc.)

conflict

to fight each other

to tear off

hookah

to think too much

overthinking

to be lacking in options

stopgap

hedging

to be too numerous

no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child

to pass by (time)

standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle)

alleviation

to use excessively

overuse

to be too long

Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon character)

to be too expensive

to be overproduced

too good (for a child, to be true, etc.)

prohibition of speaking

to pluck off (esp. by twisting)

to tear off

to chip off

public key

defense

fairy tale

just sharpened

living

above one's means (station)

to overcut

slicing (a vegetable, chicken breast, etc.) diagonally

honing

making a living

to say something better left unsaid

someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league

carrying a casket

to carry something around

filler word

tiding over a difficult situation

exaggeration

rikishi of the lowest rank

superstition

Takugin Hosho (bankrupted Japanese credit guarantor)

highwayman

beyond the middle

to pour out

to carry up

Izanagi Boom (economic boom of 1965-70)

spout

knife sharpener

merry voices (e.g. of children playing)

overweight

to be overgrown

didn't stir an inch

stirring

in haste

to like too much

container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.)

the past

seam

to go too far

to go too far

agent

to pass

obstruction

excessive intake (e.g. coffee)

excessive yield

no more than

to overdo

bygones

overdoing (something)

rabbit hutch

stop peg

polish

to prevent

to pour into

to overwork

overactivity

the last drop makes the cup run over

hook

to chip off

premature

to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.)

refilling (a liquid)

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.)

after New Year's Week

knife grinder (person)

one's living

to say too much

sheet bend (knot)

overeating

to eat too much

to bite off

fresh onion (not cured to extend its shelf life)

heir

seamless