Kōwa era (of the Southern Court) (1381.2.10-1384.4.28)
written estimate; quotation; quote
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
national sport (e.g. sumo)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
serious illness; dangerous disease
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
cheering group; cheering squad
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
from the beginning; from scratch
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to smash violently; to crush
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
beyond; across; the other side; the distance