natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
subtracting points; points deducted
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
contest; comparison; competition
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
a little bit; a little while
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to give; to do (something) for
spider's thread; spider silk
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot