decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
welcome; (warm) reception
greenish gray; greenish grey
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
main street; avenue; boulevard
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
as expected; as predicted
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
Jenny; Genee; Geny; Jenney
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
insight; power of observation
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
prohibition; inhibition; ban
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
way; method; means; resource; course
29th day of the month; 29 days
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
on the occasion of; at the time of
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker