fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
prize for a single stage of a relay race
as soon as possible; ASAP
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
starting pistol; starter pistol
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
Intel (chip manufacturer); interline leads
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
industrialist; entrepreneur
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
800,000; eight hundred thousand
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
air-permeability; breathability
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
debut match; debut fight; debut race
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross