plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
never mind!; don't worry about it
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to keep (a person) waiting
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to collapse into; to flop onto
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to ask for too much; to expect too much
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
derailment; digression; deviation