children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
cooking; food preparation
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
clothing and accessories; attire
vocational school; technical school
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
autofocus; auto focus; anal sex
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
public and private; official and personal; government and people
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
impact of publicity or propaganda
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to perceive; to understand
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
accounting; administration (of money)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success