hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
ladder form of "high" kanji
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
New Year's Eve; December 31
incendiary bomb; firebomb
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
rehearsal; rehabilitation
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
training room (hall); gymnasium
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
six; sixth (interval, chord)
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)