gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
direct descent; direct line
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to urinate; to pee; to piss
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
total destruction by fire; being burned down
back (of a chair); backrest
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
these days; nowadays; recently
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
to trample; to crush underfoot