being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
depravity; corruption; degradation
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
particularly; only; in the case of
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
review (of learned material); revision
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
cake served with tea; teacake
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to throw away; to abandon