BC; Before Christ; biological and chemical (weapons)
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
regular customer; valued client
sock it!; wallop it!; make a good hit!
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
hair coloring; hair colouring; hair dye
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
leader of a special attack unit (esp. kamikaze units in WWII); person who charges in first against opponents (esp. in a bōsōzoku gang)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to wait for an opportunity
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board