rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
failure; mistake; blunder
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
means of transportation; transport service
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
good humour (humor); good mood
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters