to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
not worth doing; waste of effort
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
to spend a night together
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
failure; rejection; rupture
piling shame on top of shame
to count; to include in the number
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to head home; to leave for home
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to work hard at one's lessons
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to stop in the middle of a sentence
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories