active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
natural; reasonable; understandable
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
crude drug; natural drug; galenical
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
ecstatic; excited; painfully (of a headache); stinging; ice-cold (beer, etc.); noisily (chirping, barking, etc.)
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to scrape off; to shave off
to get narrower; to contract
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized