public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
possession; retention; maintenance
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
countermeasure; counter-measure
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
getting an advance (on one's salary)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
standing firm; holding out
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to collapse into; to flop onto
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
lucky sukebe; type of fan service in anime where there's accidental nudity, groping, etc.
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to be transparent; to show through
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip