completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
cartoon-character costume
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
if you do this; if this is the case
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
and (also); both ... and; as well as
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
processing speed; handling speed
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
specialization; specialisation
freely; frankly; without reserve
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
with a (light) slapping sound
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to win and advance to the next round
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
antiquity; the previous era
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater