Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
to receive divine punishment
relief squad; rescue party
Japanese (people, language, style)
diss; dissing; disrespect
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
publication of results; announcement of results
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
dirty work; unpleasant task
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
participants; participating athletes
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
hard worker; hardworking person
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs