to backfire; to have a harmful result
slapping the opponent with the open hand
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
one grain; one drop; one bead
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
recesses (of one's mind, heart, etc.); depths; innermost parts
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
as if it were about oneself
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually