ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
feeling; sense; impression
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
while; even though; despite
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
of course; certainly; naturally
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
cooperation; coordination; link
special training; intensive training; crash course
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
suffix for familiar person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in that way; like that; that way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)