song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
forward somersault; forward roll
backflip; backward somersault
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
in perfect form; going swimmingly
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
supreme; sublime; highest
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
air conditioning; air cooling
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best