expression / adverb:

• hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

noun:

• phonetic alphabet (e.g. A for alpha, B for bravo, etc.); phonetic code

noun:

• ski bus; bus that goes to a ski resort

expression / noun:

• waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game ➜ 後出し・じゃんけん

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

noun / ~の noun:

• having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively - From English "no plan"

noun:

• Islamic state (state where shari'a law is enforced); Islamic country

noun / ~する noun:

• flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

adverb / ~と adverb:

• splashing (water); splashing about; with a splash - onomatopoeia
• vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); plenty - onomatopoeia
• greatly (using or making money) - onomatopoeia

prefix noun:

• one-man

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• tyrant; dictatorial person

noun:

• conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train - abbreviation ➜ ワンマンカー

noun:

• homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman - derogatory term ➜ お多福面

noun:

• going down the road; travelling; traveling
• lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller)
• eloping

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇

godan ~く verb:

• to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

noun:

• appendix; postscript; back matter

noun / ~する noun:

• retrofit; post-installation; custom installation
• giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• a cut above the rest; superior; respectable; full-fledged; something uncommon
• one field; one matter

adverb:

• suitably; reasonably

noun:

• mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself - four character idiom

noun:

• killer technique; surefire assassination method
• special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style - Martial Arts term

expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

noun:

• light spot (e.g. blip on radar); always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD screens, etc.); calescence point

noun / ~する noun:

• walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (i.e. children learning to walk)

noun:

• phosphine; phosphane; PH3; hydrogen phosphide; phosphorus trihydride - Chemistry term ➜ ホスフィン
• diphosphine; diphosphane; P2H4
• solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)

noun:

• off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time) ➜ 入タイマー

pronoun:

• that girl; that kid
• you (mainly used by a brothel owner or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls) - archaism ➜ 禿