rhyming game; play on words; pun
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
popular (hit) program (programme)
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
data collection; data acquisition
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
shah; former ruler of Iran
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
secretariat; executive office
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
urban area; urban district
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
be on your guard!; take care!
to be fated to; be linked by fate
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
rikka; formal style of ikebana
energy; military strength
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...