fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
endurance; perseverance; patience
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
regular customer; valued client
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
point of compromise; common ground
freely; frankly; without reserve
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to get distracted; to jump off the track
useless resistance; vain struggle
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
weight training; muscle training