lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
intelligence quotient; IQ
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
break in the snow; patch of ground not covered in snow
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
loading on top; piling on top; upper load; adding (to); increase (in quantity); additional amount
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
somewhat below; slightly below
unspecified large number (of people)
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
speaking voice; talking voice
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
the staff; inside the department
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way