potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to keep in mind; to memorize
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to incur someone's enmity
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in advance; beforehand; previously
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
down jacket; quilted down coat