grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
battle formation; military formation
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
we have a result!; game over!; match!
while being out of the office or away from home
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
easy; simple; handy; quick; effortless
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
adult cat; fully-grown cat
results of a scientific investigation; findings
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
to join in a (musical) performance
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
to try out the food at various restaurants
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
low dining table; tea table
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
safety belt; seat belt; seatbelt