maid; helper; help; assistance
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
return of something; repayment
during; for the duration of
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
attack; assault; attempt; try
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
prescribed form (of writing); format
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
flying far; blasting (e.g. into the sky); powerful jump; leap