lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fried prawns; fried shrimp
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
immediately; right away; on the spot
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
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.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out