to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
cold in the throat; common cold with a sore throat
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
no overtime day; day which employees are not allowed to work overtime
Sorry to bother you again
dish dressed with sesame sauce
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
board games, card games etc. (played without a computer)
to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
common raven (Corvus corax)
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
goosebumps; goose pimples
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery