ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
Island; insula; island; islet
desperation; struggle to the death
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
how long; how far; how much
materials; data; document
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
moment's leisure; free minute
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
very interesting; of great interest
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
hooting; jeering; heckling
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
cooperation; collaboration
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for