competition; contention; rivalry
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
line; queue; procession; matrix
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
considerably; greatly; a lot
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
(arch.) linen kariginu; (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss