huh?; um, OK...; hmm; hum
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
Cheki; brand of small instant cameras made by Fujifilm; check it out; take a look
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
eighth day of the month; eight days
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
school inter-class ball-game competition
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to chase; to run after; to pursue
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
trivial; not amounting to much
popular person; favorite; favourite
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)