obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
the first star to appear in the evening
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
non-caffeinated; decaffeinated
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
visual confirmation; sighting
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
uncle (older than one's parent)
slight; insignificant; small
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
cancellation of a contract
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
indolence; laziness; sloth
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
waterproofing; making watertight
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
paste; glue; clothing starch