valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
quotation; citation; reference
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
technical skill; ability; capacity
complete change; about-face
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to pull out (with force); to pierce; to bore into; to steal (e.g. personal information)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
for today; for the time being
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
rainy; showery; inclement
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to limp; to drag one's feet
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cannot be helped; unavoidable
cache; place to hide something
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
around the clock; day and night
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap