insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to look around; to survey
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
administration (of medicine); giving medication
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
as if nothing had happened
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
about when; about what time; how soon
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
commander; general; leader
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
being under military occupation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
back (of a chair); backrest
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition