staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
white; correction fluid; white-out
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
instability; insecurity; crankiness
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
individual differences; personal equation
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be a matter of life or death
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence