calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
end; close; conclusion; termination
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
way of solving (a problem); solution
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
somehow; for some reason or other
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
both; both sides; both parties
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be overcome with emotion
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to be pregnant; to be with child
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
bacterium; bacteria; germ
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
schoolgirl; female student
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous