opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
the very best; excellent; superb
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to be talented; to be able
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
forced laugh; forced smile
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky