first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
day after day; day by day
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
judgment; judgement; discernment
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
intelligence quotient; IQ
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to become vulgar; to coarsen
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
white (complexion); fair-skinned
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
packing; crating; packaging
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; piercing through; plunging into
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
feminine; womanly; female
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse