ice resurfacing; resurfacing a skating rink
without a holiday; nonstop
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
first year of high school; first-year high school student
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to be all out; to exhaust
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
such a thing; something like that
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to attack; to assault; to assail
results of a scientific investigation; findings
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates