International Challenge Cup
fish pickled in rice-bran paste (esp. mackerel)
(committee) chairman; president
cheerleading; pom dance routine within cheerleading
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
victory stand; winners' podium
cheer; chia (Salvia hispanica); cheerleading
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
six; sixth (interval, chord)
regular game; regular-season game
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all-America; pan-American; all of America
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky