pogo; dance in which one jumps up and down to the beat of the music
standing techniques (judo, wrestling); standing throw
ready... (as in "ready, go!")
multiplier; multiplier factor
final conclusion; end product
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
superintendent of education
arriving at the same moment
high-school baseball player
from the beginning; from scratch
national sport (e.g. sumo)
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
starting (construction) work
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
volunteer activities; volunteerism
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
original picture; key frame; key animation
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds