of course; certainly; naturally
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
line-marking machine; line marker
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
(very) patient; persevering
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
participant; entrant; player; competitor
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
concentrated fire; intense criticism
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt