being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
prison; jail; slammer; pen
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
severe; strict; tough; hard
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
state of hopelessness; (state of) being ready to give up; resignation
rare (or peculiar) animal
whole nation; whole land; whole country
100 percent; completely; fully
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
elementary and middle schools
studying at home; home study; homeschooling
to become clear; to be made public
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
indirection; indirectness
to see; to look; to watch
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
short distance; short range; short-haul
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)