being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
capable; able; talented; promising
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
third grade; third class; tertiary
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
record keeper; recorder; archivist
J; j; Japan; joule; jack; tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); J.League
tenement house; row house
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
mountain ridge; near a mountain
wood (for building); lumber; timber
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
palm of one's hand; one's hand
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to go downhill; to go down a slope