to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
they; those guys; those fellows
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
radio programme; radio program
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
possession; occupation; occupancy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to become completely chilled
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to boil strongly; to be excited
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
to have an idea; to have a clue