to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
war; battle; match; game; competition
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
musical composition title; song title
musical dance; music and dancing
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
function; facility; faculty; feature
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
results of a vote; voting results
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
being left out; being ostracized
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
secret; private; surreptitious
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate