theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
moment to quit; way to quit
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
profitable plan; good plan
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to pitch forward; to fall forward
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
doing whatever one pleases
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
natto (fermented soybeans)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
script; screenplay; scenario
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
signature phrase; signature saying
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to lay aside; to set aside
ill will; malice; evil intent
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed