loss; defeat; counter for losses
draw (in competition); tie game
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
armed forces; military; troops
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to say; to tell; to state; to do
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
party; set; gang; company; person
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
the Alps; range of high mountains
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish