bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to gain fame; to make one's name
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
driving contest; longest drive contest
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
secret technique; secret art
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to jump from one thing to another
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
one's home country; one's homeland
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
breathing of a sleeping person
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
half a point (esp. in go)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
as (one) walks on, and on
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!