decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
awkward (difficult) question
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to name; to call; to christen; to term
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be helpful; to be useful
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
although; but; even though; I wish that
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to press a question; to cross-examine
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out