misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
absorbability; absorbency
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
management base; business foundation
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
solution (esp. to a problem)
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
security for a loan; collateral
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
lowly people (Edo period); eta
personal record; personal best
with a fixed time; with a deadline
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
deadly serious; deadly earnest
energy conservation; economical use of energy
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)