agreement; stipulation; contract
like water; like it grows on trees
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
bipartite; in two parts; double
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
discipline; training; teaching manners
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
with a clink (click, clack)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
rising dragon; great dash
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
as you see; as you can see
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
capable of anything; liable to do
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
feigned tears; crocodile tears
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
person of common sense; common sense man