reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be muddy; to be slushy
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
team competition; team game
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
main battery; main armament
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
tools and materials; equipment and materials
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
submersion; inundation; being flooded
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling