at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
not counted (in the score); not tallied
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
longing for; burning desire
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
cache; place to hide something
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
convenience; handiness; usefulness
even if; even though; wow
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
bent back; hunchback; stoop
attacking a knocked down opponent (in a fighting game); (lit.) kicking a dead body; kicking someone when they are down; hitting someone when they are down
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
aluminium can; aluminum can
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
mid-year gift; summer gift
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
ecstatic; excited; painfully (of a headache); stinging; ice-cold (beer, etc.); noisily (chirping, barking, etc.)
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
unanimous agreement; unanimity
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)