relation; connection; affinity
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
strategy meeting; council of war
seeing in the dark; night vision
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to come face to face (with)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
neck; throat; vital part; weak point
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to rush back; to run back
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better