diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
abstract or impracticable theory
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
marshland; wetland; swampland
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to switch off; to turn off
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
character leitmotif; character theme song
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to brave a danger; to take a risk
method of attack; place of attack
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism