to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
submersion; inundation; being flooded
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
Tōryanse (Edo-period nursery rhyme)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
within; inside of; less than
to count; to include in the number
determination; esprit de corps
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
war; battle; match; game; competition
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
no postponement because of rain; being held rain or shine
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
taking the field first; batting second
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)