matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
coilgun (gun in which a magnetic projectile is propelled using electromagnetic coils)
radiant smile; contented smile; look of complete satisfaction
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
short joke; quick one-liner
most (numerous); largest (number of)
on countless occasions; many a time
ultralight; ultralightweight
excellent performance; fine play
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder