lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
loveable; very likeable; like very much
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be remembered; to go down in history
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
beyond this point; from now on; after this
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)