slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
first meeting; first interview with
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
cache; place to hide something
novel; original; new; innovative
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
fortress; stronghold; citadel