assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to use and then throw away
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
horseplay; fooling around
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
special training; intensive training; crash course
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
fast approach; quick intimacy
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
important point; point to make note of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family