crawling with the belly against the floor (baby)
to misread; to mispronounce
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
soup with fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, sweet potatoes and daikon flavored with salt or soy sauce and thickened with potato starch
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
mentally deranged person; lunatic
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
plate of assorted fried food
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong
on countless occasions; many a time
romance (e.g. the Arthurian romances)
just above; right overhead
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
talk about various topics
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to annoy; to cause trouble
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention