mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
anniversary; commemoration
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to make a mistake; to blunder
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
well-known store; famous shop
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
decision of a contest; finals
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
imoni (taro and meat soup)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
eating only a little; having a small appetite
to be given up; to be discontinued
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
dish consisting of fried potatoes, bacon and onion
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
fuel consumption; gas mileage
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
entrance fee; participation cost
free (of charge); gratuitous
item; commodity; list of articles
society; company; the public; the world
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival