announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
office system where employees are free to change desk
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
changing cell phone models
offering a cup (of sake) in return
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
at some point in the past; at some stage
ascetic monk; trainee monk
carving; engraving; chiselled features
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
clearing one's throat; cough
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
monthly publication; monthly issue
long-established; old-established; traditional
health management; health maintenance; health care
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to work without sleep or rest
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
previous engagement; prior contract