Namikoshi Tokujirou (1905.11.15-2000.9.25)
coconut water; coconut juice
coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to set on fire; to ignite
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
will not do; do not; does not
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure