tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fat; tallow; lard; grease
grated daikon; daikon grater
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
funny story; funny anecdote
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
now that; since; so long as; because
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
all night long; all through the night
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
engraver; carver; sculptor
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook