to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
primary school; elementary school; grade school
eighth month of the lunar calendar
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
greater than ...; bigger ...
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to be able to manage somehow or another
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
without omission; in full
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
relation; connection; relevance
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
research publication; scholarly publication