medium; mediocrity; average
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
breaking off; snapping off
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
composed expression; clear face
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
Japan's best; number one in Japan
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
separate; scattered; apart
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to show; to display; to dangle (an offer) in front of; to hold out; to send flurries (of snow, etc.)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition