to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
accomplice; co-conspirator
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
guard; security guard; security officer
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
something handed down (usu. an order)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
kyogen interlude; short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
protruding tooth; overbite; bucktooth
female pig; sow; fat woman; vulgar woman; slut
banging around (e.g. in a fight)