capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
traditional Japanese swimming
chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
Hitomi Kinue (1907.1.1-1931.8.2)
water sports (esp. swimming and diving); swimming competition
on-the-spot or live broadcast; running commentary; blow-by-blow report; play-by-play report
entrance procession; march-in; entry parade
counter for wheels and flowers
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
to be itching to do something
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
Schwartz; Schwarz; Shvarts; Swartz; Szwarc
Olympic village; athlete's village
judo practitioner; judoka
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)