layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
intelligence gathering; information gathering
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hundred points; perfect mark
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
river; stream; River; the ... river
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
guidance; leadership; leading the way
notice; attention; observation
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
interested person; volunteer; supporter
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to have one's name entered (in a list)
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled