bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
reflective water surface; reflecting water
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
taste; palate; sense of taste
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
rubbing one's hands together
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
way; method; means; resource; course
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible