seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon
Hitomi Kinue (1907.1.1-1931.8.2)
checking the colors on a colored proof (colour)
liaison department; public relations department
rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
Blue Impulse (JASDF aerobatic team)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
counter for wheels and flowers
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
great player; star player
Asian countries; Asian nations
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
loop line; (transportation) belt line
International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
organizing committee; organization committee
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF