to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
offender; criminal; culprit
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to grant someone's request
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
junior high school student; middle school pupil
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
just the other day; quite recently
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card