ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
outside of one's area of expertise
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to watch for an unguarded moment
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
unmarried; not yet married
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties