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infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

lunch, midday meal

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for; to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.); to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to

waiting on a table, serving (at dinner); waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy; office boy, office girl

lack of harmony, lack of balance, lack of coordination, malfunction; ataxia

static

to sense, to perceive, to notice, to discern, to become aware of; to understand, to comprehend, to realize; to attain enlightenment

to grow, to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

short temper, quick temper, hot temper, impatience, irritability

protein

striking, remarkable, considerable

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers; counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.); bill, handbill, flyer, flier, leaflet, poster, placard

wrinkle, crease; ripple

to be careful, to be discreet; to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain; to be reverent; to be purified, to be chaste

paralysis, palsy, stupor; numbness, loss of sensation; standstill, state of paralysis, inability to take action

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect

to call, to summon, to send for, to invite; to eat, to drink; to put on, to wear; to buy, to purchase; to take (a bath); to ride, to get in (a vehicle), to take; to catch (a cold); to put on (years), to get old; to strike one's fancy, to please one; to do; to commit seppuku; indicates respect

sleeping late in the morning, sleeping in, lie-in, oversleeping; late riser, person who is bad at getting up in the morning

change of post

secret intention, ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

misemono, type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds(explanation); show, exhibition, spectacle, freakshow, side show