batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strike
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
dance of death; danse macabre
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
persistence; single-mindedness
using together (jointly); used at the same time
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
daytime television serial; soap opera
level of happiness; degree of happiness
multiplier; multiplier factor
in low spirits; dejected; sad
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
action committee; executive committee
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
the early bird gets the worm
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
entropy; entropy (information theory)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to begin purchasing; to purchase
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day