holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
postcard; memo; note; card
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
national holiday; public holiday
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data