it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
waterproofing; making watertight
transmitter; homing device
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
misrepresentation; false statement
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
courageous but doomed resistance
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
keeping things tidy and in order
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
creation; Creation (by God)
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
samue; monk's working clothes
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
passion; enthusiasm; zeal