hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
nugget (e.g. gold, chicken, fish)
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
ladle; tadpole; musical note
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
Jupiter (Roman god); Jupiter (planet); Jupiter Symphony; Symphony No. 41 by Mozart
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
living together (with one more person)
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to understand (each other); to comprehend
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
female high-school student