canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to watch over; to watch attentively
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rikka; formal style of ikebana
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
misprint; typographical error; typo
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
female university student; female college student
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
question and answer session
from the beginning; from scratch
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to look forward to something
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable