to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
don't worry; there's no need to worry
difficult to eat; unpalatable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be opposite; to face each other
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
odds and ends; all; every
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
divide into four pieces; one fourth
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication