I'd be lying if I said ...
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
collection of cases; collection of instances
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
person in charge; competent (authority, minister, etc.)
extremely good friends; best friends
training bib; team bib; team vest; scrimmage vest
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
hateful; detestable; loathsome
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
starting pistol; starter pistol
tour conductor; tour guide
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)