flawless; absolute perfection
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
man of the future; Homo futurus
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
spare time; free time; leisure time
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
letting (someone) die without helping
precarious situation; precarious state
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said