innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
feeling; sense; impression
even if; even though; however; no matter how
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
considerably; greatly; a lot
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
serious look (on one's face); straight face
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)