pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
one of these days; someday; one day
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
after that; afterwards; thereafter
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
juvenile Japanese sea perch (under two years of age and 25 cm in length)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
ladder form of "high" kanji
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
debut; initial stage appearance
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
first challenge; first try
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous