traditional Japanese swimming
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
soft tennis; tennis played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls
tennis; tennis played with regulation balls
The Ant and the Grasshopper
irritating; annoying; nosy
to have a rumor circulating
milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
sake brewer; sake brewery
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
splashing on; splashing at; dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba); bukkake; ejaculation onto someone's face
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); single people; unmarried people; singles (musical album)
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible