average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that