person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
protection against the cold
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
erotic animation; hentai; pornographic animation
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to frolic about; to mess around
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
union; joining; conjugation
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
visual hallucination; vision
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
Gulag (Soviet government agency in charge of forced labour camps); GULAG