(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
king; monarch; ruler; champion
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to rush back; to run back
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
quasi-national park; national park designated by the government but managed by a prefecture
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
wages; pay; rental payment
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to be incomplete; to feel incomplete; to lack the finishing touch
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
with a collapse; with a slump
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
covered with; stained; smeared
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
clear; precise; definite; distinct
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish