payment of debts; repayment
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
third grade; third class; tertiary
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
travelling alone; solitary journey
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
without trouble; easily; readily
letting (someone) die without helping
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
with a splash; with a plop
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to step forward; to take a step forward
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
declaration of war; proclamation of war
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
while moving; on the move
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
gently (of the wind); softly