to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to quit one's job; to resign
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
in the same way as; just like
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be helpful; to be useful
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)
passing through without stopping; passing by
modan'yaki (okonomiyaki topped with yaki-soba and fried together)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
standing firm; holding out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly