vitality; ability to earn a living
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to like; to love; to be fond of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
attractive middle-aged man
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
technique; art; skill; move
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to