smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
sweet and sour; bittersweet
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
indirection; indirectness
head banging (esp. in popular music)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
matter of time; question of time
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
regular time; stated period
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
large family; extended family
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning