Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
putting life into; animating; cheering up
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
such; like that; that sort of; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
number one; first; best; most; game; round