general; overall; across-the-board
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
several years; a few years
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
censorship; inspection; examination
encryption; encipherment; password protection
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
never mind!; don't worry about it
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate