to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
official in charge; person in charge
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to unravel; to unpick; to unstitch; to explain in detail; to unravel
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
striking; remarkable; considerable
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
no need to guess; certainly
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
elementary particle; particle
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
magic; sorcery; incantation
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...