to break a dam; to burst out
open-weight (unclassified) division (category)
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
to drag on; to be delayed
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
infertility; sterility; barrenness
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
light; faint; pale; fleeting
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
one's original family name; maiden name
to let out a cry; to break forth
clapping and cheering; applause
leaving everything up to someone else
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
private affairs; personal matter
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
period of youth; while young