Mifune Toshirou (1920.4.1-1997.12.24)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
setter (dog type); setter (volleyball position)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
white circle; white star; victory mark
debut match; debut fight; debut race
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
regular game; regular-season game
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
inter-scholastic athletics competition
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
for the present; for the time being
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
private affairs; personal matter
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out