common; ordinary; conventional; customary
beginning; clue; starting point
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to put one's strength into
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to become completely chilled
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
had better ...; had better not ...
to lose sight of; to miss
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
horse mackerel, cut open and dried
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)