ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
baton (of command); order; command; direction
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
moron; idiot; stupid person
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
conventionality; triteness
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to leave word; to leave a message
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
shopping; purchased goods