day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
woman; female; feminine gender
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
foreign; abroad; overseas
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
all present; all concerned; all of us
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
will; intent; desire; will; testament
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
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.)
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
to face; to go towards; to head towards
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively