to miss a chance; to fail to do
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
clicking; clopping; clacking
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
goal to strive for; challenge
communication skills; communication ability
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
execution-time; run time; object time
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
intimidation; threat; bluster
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
vitality; energy; dynamism