shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
leaving everything to someone else
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
first thing in the afternoon
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
headlock (wrestling move)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
huge rock; firmness; solidity
big corporation; major firm; leading company
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about