material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
main theater of war; principal battlefield
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
bloodsucking; sucking blood
Ono no Michikaze card in hanafuda (esp. when used as a wild card); rainman card; short blade used for pickpocketing or to cut oneself loose from police rope
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
active; dynamic; behavioural
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
truancy; school non-attendance