shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
leader; guide; mentor; coach
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
beginning; clue; starting point
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
cake or snack served with tea
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
counter for books; volume
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be born; to come into the world
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
rare; uncommon; not often seen
binge eating; stress eating
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
group chat (on an instant messaging application)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word