Iron Chef (Japanese television program, 1993-1999)
plate-spinning trick; plate spinner
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
wheat straw; barley straw
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
secret technique; secret art
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
great swordsman; master fencer
putting life into; animating; cheering up
rare (or peculiar) animal
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)