to formularize (a theory); to formularise
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
feeling that something has come too late
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
mnemonics; art of memorizing; mnemonic device
stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); close (closest) answer or figure
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
advance payment; advance delivery
retro (video) game; classic game
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
(for one's stomach) to rumble
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
furniture store; furniture dealer
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)