circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
hitting all the targets (archery)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
Boys (The Shirelles song)
little something; reward; tip
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
trunk (of the body); soma
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
second month of the lunar calendar
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
back off!; leave me alone!
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
day of month; counter for days
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
potato (Solanum tuberosum)